Which Johnson & Wales University-Providence bachelor's program has the lowest debt?

Public Relations and Advertising graduates leave with a median of $24,500 in federal loans, the lowest among 23 Johnson & Wales University-Providence bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Johnson & Wales University-Providence cost?

Tuition and fees are $42,419 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $31,027 a year.

How many Johnson & Wales University-Providence programs report graduate pay?

24 bachelor's programs and one associate's program at Johnson & Wales University-Providence report first-year pay, and 24 of them also report federal debt.

Johnson & Wales University-Providence Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private nonprofit university
Providence, RI
3,868 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

24 Johnson & Wales University-Providence bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Electrical Engineering Technology pays the most in the first year ($72,120), and Specialized Sales and Merchandising the least ($27,168). The median program pays $38,069. Johnson & Wales University-Providence also has one associate's program that reports pay.

Tuition and fees$42,419Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$31,027Per year

Graduation rate55%Within 6 years

Admission rate88%Of applicants

All 24 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Rhode Island" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Rhode Island. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Rhode Island
1	Electrical Engineering TechnologyAbout 4 graduates a year	$72,120	Not reported	$27,000	1st of 2
2	Computer EngineeringGraduates a year not reported	$62,056	Not reported	$27,000	2nd of 2
3	FinanceAbout 12 graduates a year	$53,555	$55,940	$27,000	5th of 7
4	Other EngineeringAbout 3 graduates a year	$49,233	$59,552	$27,000	1st of 1
5	Public Relations and AdvertisingAbout 11 graduates a year	$49,033	$71,201	$24,500	1st of 3
6	Human ResourcesAbout 2 graduates a year	$46,645	Not reported	$31,513	2nd of 2
7	AccountingAbout 17 graduates a year	$45,450	$75,585	$27,000	6th of 6
8	MarketingAbout 17 graduates a year	$41,544	$55,595	$26,675	6th of 7
9	International BusinessAbout 13 graduates a year	$40,077	$55,099	$26,732	3rd of 3
10	Business AdministrationAbout 53 graduates a year	$39,917	$52,954	$27,000	8th of 8
11	Health SciencesAbout 24 graduates a year	$39,502	Not reported	$27,000	1st of 2
12	Criminal JusticeAbout 68 graduates a year	$38,871	$57,459	$27,000	2nd of 4
13	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 1 graduates a year	$37,266	Not reported	$28,090	1st of 2
14	Hospitality ManagementAbout 59 graduates a year	$33,374	$46,169	$26,175	1st of 1
15	Culinary ArtsAbout 168 graduates a year	$32,775	$39,083	$27,000	1st of 1
16	Software and Media ApplicationsAbout 38 graduates a year	$32,735	$48,127	$27,000	2nd of 2
17	Foods and NutritionAbout 89 graduates a year	$32,586	$41,943	$27,000	1st of 1
18	EntrepreneurshipAbout 18 graduates a year	$30,996	$45,190	$25,500	2nd of 2
19	Recreation ManagementAbout 43 graduates a year	$30,963	$50,488	$27,000	1st of 1
20	BiologyAbout 17 graduates a year	$29,405	Not reported	$25,350	7th of 7
21	Clinical and Counseling PsychologyAbout 4 graduates a year	$29,314	$47,814	$27,000	1st of 1
22	CommunicationsAbout 20 graduates a year	$28,062	Not reported	$25,125	6th of 7
23	Animal ServicesAbout 9 graduates a year	$27,363	$33,016	Not reported	1st of 1
24	Specialized Sales and MerchandisingAbout 16 graduates a year	$27,168	$48,340	$27,000	1st of 1

Program names link to the program's own page, and Rhode Island ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Rhode Island programs in the field do too.

One associate's program

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Rhode Island" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Rhode Island.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Rhode Island
Culinary ArtsAbout 242 graduates a year	$27,514	$36,778	$14,745	1st of 1

Quick picks: bachelor's programs

Highest first-year pay

Electrical Engineering Technology$72,120
Computer Engineering$62,056
Finance$53,555
Other Engineering$49,233
Public Relations and Advertising$49,033

Lowest median debt

Public Relations and Advertising$24,500
Communications$25,125
Biology$25,350
Entrepreneurship$25,500
Hospitality Management$26,175

Largest programs

Culinary ArtsAbout 168 graduates a year
Foods and NutritionAbout 89 graduates a year
Criminal JusticeAbout 68 graduates a year
Hospitality ManagementAbout 59 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 53 graduates a year

Common questions

Electrical Engineering Technology graduates earn a median of $72,120 in their first year, the most of 24 Johnson & Wales University-Providence bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Rhode Island rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels