Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $59,430, at the 49th percentile. That is $2,129 above the $57,301 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
Azimuth places the return pillar at the 58th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $7,454 more than the model expects for similar students.
That puts the gap at the 77th percentile. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $5,457.
The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain adds $1,997. Within the measured factors, the STEM component subtracts $661.
Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates of Rhode Island College who are working and not enrolled show a median of $59,430. That result comes from 1,922 completers.
It sits $2,129 above the $57,301 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). Graduates earn about $7,454 more than the model expects for similar students.
That gap falls at the 77th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The median itself sits at the 49th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.
The program mix yields earnings scenarios from $49,413 on the downside to $79,950 on the upside, with $59,430 as the typical outcome. An estimated 29.4% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.
Graduates of Rhode Island College earn a median of $59,430 four years after completing a degree. That figure is $2,129 above the $57,301 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
Azimuth ranks the university #623 for return among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $7,454 more than the model expects for similar students.
The gap sits at the 77th percentile. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $5,457.
The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain adds $1,997. Within the measured factors, the STEM component subtracts $661.
The program mix is concentrated in health professions, business, and psychology, with only 6.0% of degrees awarded in STEM fields. Earnings scenarios estimated from that mix range from a downside of $49,413 to an upside of $79,950.
An estimated 29.4% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.
The earnings scenarios show a range of about $30,000 between the downside and the upside. The downside earnings scenario is $49,413 and the upside is $79,950; both are scenarios estimated from the program mix, not observed groups.
At the top of the range, Allied Health Professions graduates earn $84,238 four years after completion, from 37 degrees awarded. Computer Science follows at $83,259, and the largest program, Nursing, reports $83,068.
Affordability is the pillar that stands out most at Rhode Island College, and the numbers bear that out. The published cost of attendance is $17,454 (an average), and after grants and scholarships, aid recipients in the lowest income band pay an average net price of $6,378.
Those in the highest band pay $15,681, a spread of $9,303 between the two ends. Borrowers who finish carry a median of $20,500 in federal student loans, which is $729 below the peer median of $21,229 for comparable institutions (same type and size).
Graduates earn about $7,454 more than the model expects for similar students. If repaid over ten years, that debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $233 a month.
Parents who borrow hold a separate median of $14,512 in Parent PLUS loans. The net price and debt figures both sit below their peer medians.
Affordability ranks at the 91st percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.