{"h1":"Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in Rhode Island","faq":[{"a":"Brown University leads Rhode Island among colleges for earnings: its former students earn a median of $93k ten years after enrolling, against $66k for the typical college in this list.","q":"Which certification ranks first: colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in rhode island?"},{"a":"12 colleges have at least 500 students enrolled, so the list has 12 entries.","q":"How many colleges are ranked?"},{"a":"Earnings are the median earnings of students who received federal financial aid, ten years after they first enrolled, as published in the Department of Education College Scorecard. They describe past students, not a promise for future ones. Only colleges with at least 500 students and published earnings are ranked. A college's earnings reflect who enrolls and what they study as much as what the college teaches.","q":"How is the ranking calculated?"},{"a":"Every month. This is the November 2026 edition. Older editions stay on this site at their own dated addresses.","q":"How often is it updated?"}],"lead":"Brown University leads Rhode Island among colleges for earnings: its former students earn a median of $93k ten years after enrolling, against $66k for the typical college in this list.","minN":500,"rows":[{"n":7226,"bar":1,"key":"college:217156","sub":"RI","href":"/higher-education/rhode-island/brown-university","name":"Brown University","rank":1,"stats":[{"label":"Completion rate","value":"96%"},{"label":"Net price a year","value":"$25,184"},{"label":"Private nonprofit","value":"7,226 students"}],"value":93487,"change":null,"employers":[],"valueLabel":"$93k"},{"n":3194,"bar":0.9627862697487352,"key":"college:217165","sub":"RI","href":"/higher-education/rhode-island/bryant-university","name":"Bryant University","rank":2,"stats":[{"label":"Completion rate","value":"80%"},{"label":"Net price a year","value":"$41,219"},{"label":"Private nonprofit","value":"3,194 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They describe past students, not a promise for future ones.","Only colleges with at least 500 students and published earnings are ranked. A college's earnings reflect who enrolls and what they study as much as what the college teaches."],"builtAt":"2026-11-03T03:37:23.486Z","edition":"2026-11","measure":"collegepay","sources":["U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (median earnings, completion, net price), as held in our college tables"],"baseline":{"label":"the typical college in this list","valueLabel":"$66k"},"keyFacts":["#1 Brown University, RI: $93k","#2 Bryant University, RI: $90k","#3 Providence College, RI: $87k","12 colleges ranked across Rhode Island","Data as of November 2026"],"placeNoun":"colleges","commentary":["The lead is wide: Brown University ($93k) is well clear of Johnson & Wales University-Providence at #10 ($43k).","New England Institute of Technology reaches #9 on a sample of 1,718 students enrolled, a smaller market than most of the top ten, so its rank can move more from month to month.","University of Rhode Island is the largest market in the top ten, with 13,381 students enrolled behind its figure.","Colleges with fewer than 500 students enrolled are not ranked, and small differences between neighbouring ranks are not meaningful."],"license":"Free to use and share with a link to https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/colleges-with-the-highest-earnings-in-rhode-island"}