Rhode Island College
Providence, Rhode Island · Public
Graduate earnings
33of 35 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Rhode Island high-school graduate (about $40,428 a year). 2 fall short.
35 of 76 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 41: 31 with no earnings published and 10 with nothing reported. 2 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 43 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$9,478 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$9,478 a year
About $37,912 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $6,378 |
| $30k to $48k | $6,989 |
| $48k to $75k | $8,701 |
| $75k to $110k | $12,809 |
| $110k and up | $15,681 |
| All families (average) | $9,478 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Rhode Island high-school graduate ($40,428 a year).
46 of 119 programs could be assessed 39% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $83,068 | +$42,640 | clears the bar | $24,750 | 0.6 yrs | 121 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $69,017 | +$28,589 | above HS line | $32,666 | 1.1 yrs | 118 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $52,758 | +$12,330 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 1.6 yrs | 113 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $53,312 | +$12,884 | clears the bar | $21,633 | 1.7 yrs | 90 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $58,221 | +$17,793 | clears the bar | $19,033 | 1.1 yrs | 66 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $53,057 | +$12,629 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 2.1 yrs | 59 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $58,156 | +$17,728 | clears the bar | $18,750 | 1.1 yrs | 53 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | $84,238 | +$43,810 | clears the bar | $25,152 | 0.6 yrs | 49 |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $50,854 | +$10,426 | clears the bar | $24,641 | 2.4 yrs | 44 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $83,259 | +$42,831 | clears the bar | $22,801 | 0.5 yrs | 42 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $66,310 | +$25,882 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 42 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $68,616 | +$28,188 | clears the bar | $15,783 | 0.6 yrs | 39 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $58,779 | +$18,351 | clears the bar | $22,250 | 1.2 yrs | 36 |
| Education, Other | Master's Degree | $78,105 | +$37,677 | above HS line | $6,000 | 0.2 yrs | 35 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $49,069 | +$8,641 | clears the bar | $24,481 | 2.8 yrs | 33 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $138,536 | +$98,108 | above HS line | $41,000 | 0.4 yrs | 29 |
| Healthcare Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $57,195 | +$16,767 | clears the bar | $24,705 | 1.5 yrs | 24 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Master's Degree | $45,1901-year earnings | +$4,762 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 24 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $59,643 | +$19,215 | clears the bar | $17,805 | 0.9 yrs | 23 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $57,119 | +$16,691 | clears the bar | $18,962 | 1.1 yrs | 23 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $54,540 | +$14,112 | clears the bar | $17,928 | 1.3 yrs | 22 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $51,105 | +$10,677 | clears the bar | $18,875 | 1.8 yrs | 21 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Master's Degree | $67,6211-year earnings | +$27,193 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $50,335 | +$9,907 | clears the bar | $24,034 | 2.4 yrs | 16 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $48,948 | +$8,520 | clears the bar | $18,091 | 2.1 yrs | 14 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $41,883 | +$1,455 | clears the bar | $23,750 | 16.3 yrs | 14 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Bachelor's Degree | $51,379 | +$10,951 | clears the bar | $26,463 | 2.4 yrs | 14 |
| Management Information Systems | Bachelor's Degree | $76,873 | +$36,445 | clears the bar | $18,060 | 0.5 yrs | 13 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $64,316 | +$23,888 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $46,105 | +$5,677 | clears the bar | $21,650 | 3.8 yrs | 12 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $69,995 | +$29,567 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Public Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $32,4091-year earnings | -$8,019 | falls short (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $51,090 | +$10,662 | clears the bar | $14,133 | 1.3 yrs | 10 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $70,470 | +$30,042 | clears the bar | $19,041 | 0.6 yrs | 10 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | $56,477 | +$16,049 | clears the bar | $25,781 | 1.6 yrs | 8 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $45,378 | +$4,950 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | $54,516 | +$14,088 | clears the bar | $20,437 | 1.5 yrs | 7 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $56,181 | +$15,753 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | $71,898 | +$31,470 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | $18,6851-year earnings | -$21,743 | falls short (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $44,144 | +$3,716 | clears the bar | $18,433 | 5.0 yrs | 6 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $69,742 | +$29,314 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $66,959 | +$26,531 | clears the bar | $14,250 | 0.5 yrs | 4 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $72,410 | +$31,982 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Business Administration | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $41,384 | +$956 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 20.4 yrs | 0 |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | $48,514 | +$8,086 | clears the bar | $20,784 | 2.6 yrs | not published |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 24 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Communication Disorders | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Public Health | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Business Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Human Resources | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Healthcare Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Education | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Criminal Justice | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| English | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Nursing | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Nursing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| History | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Special Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Dental Assisting and Hygiene | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| History | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Dance | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Education, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Education, Other | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Biotechnology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Gerontology | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Data Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Psychology, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Security Science and Technology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Social Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Fine Arts | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Finance | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Education | First Professional Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Education, Other | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Literature | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Biology | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Gerontology | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Sustainability Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Social Work | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Medical Assisting | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Nursing | Doctoral Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Management Science | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $40,428 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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