Rhode Island College

Providence, Rhode Island · Public

Of 46 assessed programs, 44 leave graduates out-earning a typical Rhode Island high-school graduate (about $40,428/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 73 could not be assessed.

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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

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

46 of 119 programs could be assessed 39% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Rhode Island high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$83,068	+$42,640	clears the bar	$24,750	0.6 yrs	151
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$52,758	+$12,330	clears the bar	$19,500	1.6 yrs	144
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$53,312	+$12,884	clears the bar	$21,633	1.7 yrs	101
Social Work	Master's Degree	$69,017	+$28,589	clears the bar	$32,666	1.1 yrs	86
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$49,069	+$8,641	clears the bar	$24,481	2.8 yrs	61
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$50,854	+$10,426	clears the bar	$24,641	2.4 yrs	61
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$58,221	+$17,793	clears the bar	$19,033	1.1 yrs	61
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$58,156	+$17,728	clears the bar	$18,750	1.1 yrs	58
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$53,057	+$12,629	clears the bar	$26,000	2.1 yrs	55
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$68,616	+$28,188	clears the bar	$15,783	0.6 yrs	50
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$83,259	+$42,831	clears the bar	$22,801	0.5 yrs	44
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$59,643	+$19,215	clears the bar	$17,805	0.9 yrs	37
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$84,238	+$43,810	clears the bar	$25,152	0.6 yrs	37
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Bachelor's Degree	$51,379	+$10,951	clears the bar	$26,463	2.4 yrs	30
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$57,119	+$16,691	clears the bar	$18,962	1.1 yrs	28
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$58,779	+$18,351	clears the bar	$22,250	1.2 yrs	27
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$57,195	+$16,767	clears the bar	$24,705	1.5 yrs	27
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$51,105	+$10,677	clears the bar	$18,875	1.8 yrs	24
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$56,477	+$16,049	clears the bar	$25,781	1.6 yrs	21
Nursing	Master's Degree	$138,536	+$98,108	clears the bar	$41,000	0.4 yrs	21
Special Education	Master's Degree	$66,310	+$25,882	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$54,540	+$14,112	clears the bar	$17,928	1.3 yrs	20
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$70,470	+$30,042	clears the bar	$19,041	0.6 yrs	20
Education, Other	Master's Degree	$78,105	+$37,677	clears the bar	$6,000	0.2 yrs	18
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$50,335	+$9,907	clears the bar	$24,034	2.4 yrs	18
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$64,316	+$23,888	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
English	Bachelor's Degree	$48,948	+$8,520	clears the bar	$18,091	2.1 yrs	16
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$45,190 1-year earnings	+$4,762	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$41,883	+$1,455	clears the bar	$23,750	16.3 yrs	15
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	$76,873	+$36,445	clears the bar	$18,060	0.5 yrs	15
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$45,378	+$4,950	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$54,516	+$14,088	clears the bar	$20,437	1.5 yrs	12
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$69,995	+$29,567	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$56,181	+$15,753	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$71,898	+$31,470	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$51,090	+$10,662	clears the bar	$14,133	1.3 yrs	11
Public Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$32,409 1-year earnings	-$8,019	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	$18,685 1-year earnings	-$21,743	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
History	Bachelor's Degree	$46,105	+$5,677	clears the bar	$21,650	3.8 yrs	10
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Master's Degree	$67,621 1-year earnings	+$27,193	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$72,410	+$31,982	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$66,959	+$26,531	clears the bar	$14,250	0.5 yrs	5
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$44,144	+$3,716	clears the bar	$18,433	5.0 yrs	3
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$69,742	+$29,314	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	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	insufficient data
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Education	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Design	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Accounting	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Education, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Gerontology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Interdisciplinary Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Business Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by level)	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Education, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Human Development and Family Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
International/Globalization Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Data Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Psychology, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Social Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Medical Assisting	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Health	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Finance	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Education	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by level)	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Education, Other	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Literature	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Biotechnology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Gerontology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Sustainability Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Security Science and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Social Work	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
History	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($40,428/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.