Roger Williams University

Bristol, Rhode Island · Private, nonprofit

Of 29 assessed programs, 27 leave graduates out-earning a typical Rhode Island high-school graduate (about $40,428/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 88 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$29,778
$30k to $48k	$30,087
$48k to $75k	$33,623
$75k to $110k	$37,318
$110k and up	$40,792
All families (average)	$37,999

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.

29 of 117 programs could be assessed 25% 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
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$70,747	+$30,319	clears the bar	$26,000	0.9 yrs	88
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$71,989	+$31,561	clears the bar	$26,293	0.8 yrs	64
Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	$65,092	+$24,664	clears the bar	$27,000	1.1 yrs	63
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$57,212	+$16,784	clears the bar	$27,000	1.6 yrs	62
Legal Support Services	Associate's Degree	$51,534	+$11,106	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	53
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$51,857	+$11,429	clears the bar	$27,000	2.4 yrs	41
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$94,919	+$54,491	clears the bar	$24,500	0.4 yrs	41
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$76,219	+$35,791	clears the bar	$21,500	0.6 yrs	40
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$71,652	+$31,224	clears the bar	$27,000	0.9 yrs	37
Construction Management	Bachelor's Degree	$93,340	+$52,912	clears the bar	$25,745	0.5 yrs	36
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$82,320	+$41,892	clears the bar	$29,000	0.7 yrs	31
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$70,575	+$30,147	clears the bar	$26,000	0.9 yrs	30
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$94,385	+$53,957	clears the bar	$27,000	0.5 yrs	27
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	$75,846	+$35,418	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$52,114	+$11,686	clears the bar	$26,949	2.3 yrs	23
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$66,230	+$25,802	clears the bar	$27,000	1.0 yrs	23
Legal Support Services	Bachelor's Degree	$56,566	+$16,138	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$45,269 1-year earnings	+$4,841	clears the bar	$27,000	5.6 yrs	18
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$63,405	+$22,977	clears the bar	$27,000	1.2 yrs	18
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$60,458	+$20,030	clears the bar	$60,331	3.0 yrs	17
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$39,912 1-year earnings	-$516	falls short	$26,500	insufficient data	14
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$98,701	+$58,273	clears the bar	$26,121	0.4 yrs	13
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$90,146	+$49,718	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$64,783 1-year earnings	+$24,355	clears the bar	$34,500	1.4 yrs	11
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	$67,621	+$27,193	clears the bar	$26,000	1.0 yrs	8
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$39,869 1-year earnings	-$559	falls short	$25,714	insufficient data	7
Architecture	Master's Degree	$75,242	+$34,814	clears the bar	$61,236	1.8 yrs	insufficient data
Graphic Communications	Bachelor's Degree	$61,887	+$21,459	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Law	First Professional Degree	$90,866	+$50,438	clears the bar	$122,459	2.4 yrs	insufficient data
Architectural Sciences and Technology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	56
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Special Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Design	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$26,445	insufficient data	16
Security Science and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$26,000	insufficient data	14
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Public Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Social Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Sociology and Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Computer Software and Media Applications	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Social Sciences	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
English	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Applied Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Construction Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Engineering, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Legal Support Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Historic Preservation and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Historic Preservation and Conservation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Historic Preservation and Conservation	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Social Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
IT Administration and Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Teacher Education (by subject)	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Non-Professional Legal Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Public Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Historic Preservation and Conservation	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Healthcare Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Agricultural Production Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Architectural Sciences and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Computer Science	Master's 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 subject)	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Legal Support Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	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
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Security Science and Technology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Community Organization and Advocacy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Social Sciences	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	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.