Providence College
Providence, Rhode Island
A 0–100 composite of ROI, graduate earnings, net price, debt and graduation rate. How it’s scored.
Estimated for a typical student paying the average net price over 4 years.
The payoff is roughly break-even — the degree recovers its cost, but slowly.
The numbers behind the verdict
Lifetime ROI: the long view
Cumulative net gain over a high-school-only earner at different career lengths, with tuition and debt interest already subtracted. Built on IRS-verified federal earnings — not self-reported surveys.
Conservative: holds year-5 earnings flat (no raises). Adjust the assumptions, or see the highest 20-year ROI colleges.
Equity & access
Who the college serves and whether the payoff reaches everyone — earnings ten years after starting (IRS-linked), with access measures from federal enrollment data.
2% gap between the two groups
14% gap between the two groups
13% gap between the two groups
Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity. Federal data does not report earnings by race.
Net price by family income
What students actually pay after grants and scholarships, by household income as of 2024.
| Family income | Average net price / yr |
|---|---|
| Family income $0–$30k | $28,152 |
| $30k–$48k | $21,835 |
| $48k–$75k | $25,296 |
| $75k–$110k | $33,169 |
| $110k+ | $56,699 |
How Providence College compares
This college against the Rhode Island and national averages — higher earnings and lower cost/debt are better.
Graduate earnings over time
Median earnings of Providence College students 10 years after entering, by cohort year as of 2024.
Best-paying majors at Providence College
Fields of study ranked by their own ROI — earnings five years after graduating against the cost and debt. Click a major for the deep dive.
| Major | Credential | Earnings (5 yr) | Median debt | 10-yr ROI | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economics | Associate's | $105,070 | $26,000 | +464% | Strong return |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Associate's | $100,232 | $27,000 | +417% | Strong return |
| Accounting and Related Services | Associate's | $97,691 | $27,000 | +393% | Strong return |
| Marketing | Associate's | $91,768 | $27,000 | +338% | Strong return |
| Biology, General | Associate's | $88,809 | $27,000 | +310% | Strong return |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Associate's | $83,457 | $27,000 | +260% | Strong return |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's | $81,311 | $27,000 | +240% | Strong return |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Certificate | $111,415 | $20,500 | +230% | Strong return |
| Political Science and Government | Associate's | $78,163 | $27,000 | +210% | Strong return |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Associate's | $71,726 | — | +175% | Strong return |
| International/Globalization Studies | Associate's | $71,548 | $27,000 | +148% | Strong return |
| History | Associate's | $71,039 | $27,000 | +144% | Strong return |
| Psychology, General | Associate's | $69,424 | $27,000 | +129% | Strong return |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's | $65,375 | — | +110% | Strong return |
| Sociology | Associate's | $66,380 | $27,000 | +100% | Strong return |
| Special Education and Teaching | Associate's | $60,307 | $27,000 | +43% | Break-even |
| Social Work | Associate's | $57,571 | — | +30% | Break-even |
| English Language and Literature, General | Associate's | $57,791 | $22,750 | +21% | Break-even |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Certificate | $62,004 | $27,985 | -17% | Poor return |
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ROI at Providence College
Estimates from federal data; your result will vary. How this works.
Admissions & profile
Location
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. ROI is computed by Degree Return — see how. Read the methodology. Data as of 2024.
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