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title: Rhode Island College — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Providence, RI
control: Public
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Rhode Island College

Providence, RI · Public · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $56,318 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $35,091 – $75,388 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $13,833 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $7,879 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 48% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $17,454 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 73% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.25× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $28,318 | derived |

**48% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $13,833 (≈ 25% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $23,270 to $113,007 across 41 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $113,007 | $41,000 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $83,317 | not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $62,911 | $24,750 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $57,419 | not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $57,220 | not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $56,461 | $25,152 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $55,234 | not reported |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $53,896 | not reported |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $52,235 | $22,801 |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $48,253 | $32,666 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $46,963 | not reported |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | Master's Degree | $44,740 | not reported |
| Management Information Systems and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,715 | $18,060 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,330 | $19,041 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,172 | $15,783 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $41,986 | not reported |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,687 | $25,781 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,999 | $24,705 |
| Chemistry. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,467 | $14,250 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,526 | $19,033 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,920 | $26,000 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,502 | $20,784 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,907 | $22,250 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,470 | $24,641 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,645 | $17,928 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,403 | $18,750 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,038 | $26,463 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,615 | $24,481 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,444 | not reported |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,764 | $21,633 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,541 | $18,962 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,370 | $18,091 |
| Music. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,765 | $14,133 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,457 | $19,500 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,412 | $21,650 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,631 | $17,805 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,053 | $18,433 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,864 | $18,875 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,928 | $23,750 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,697 | not reported |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,270 | $24,034 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Rhode Island College by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?217420

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