Which Rhode Island marketing program has the lowest debt?

Rhode Island College reports the lowest median federal debt, $19,500, with first-year pay of $36,474.

How much do marketing graduates earn in Rhode Island?

The median across 7 Rhode Island marketing bachelor's programs is $44,506 in the first year after graduating and $77,106 five years after.

How many marketing bachelor's programs are in Rhode Island?

7 Rhode Island programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 7 of them also report federal debt.

Marketing (Bachelor's) Programs in Rhode Island, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

7 programs report first-year pay
7 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Marketing

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Rhode Island marketing bachelor's program pays its graduates $44,506 in their first year, $61 less than the national median. Providence College reports the highest first-year pay ($58,434), and Rhode Island College the lowest median debt ($19,500).

Median first-year pay$44,506National $44,567

Median pay after 5 years$77,106National $64,125

Median federal debt$26,698National $24,250

Debt-to-earnings53%National 53%

All 7 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	Providence CollegeProvidence · private nonprofit	$58,434	$91,768	$27,000	46%
2	Bryant UniversitySmithfield · private nonprofit	$50,727	$81,173	$27,000	53%
3	University of Rhode IslandKingston · public	$46,394	$82,344	$22,089	48%
4	Roger Williams UniversityBristol · private nonprofit	$44,506	$77,106	$26,698	60%
5	Salve Regina UniversityNewport · private nonprofit	$42,044	$63,950	$27,000	64%
6	Johnson & Wales University-ProvidenceProvidence · private nonprofit	$41,544	$55,595	$26,675	64%
7	Rhode Island CollegeProvidence · public	$36,474	$57,338	$19,500	53%

Debt and first-year pay at every Rhode Island marketing program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Rhode Island medians.

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 7 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

Rhode Island College$19,500
University of Rhode Island$22,089
Johnson & Wales University-Providence$26,675
Roger Williams University$26,698
Providence College$27,000

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to marketing, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists

$86,240

Median pay in Rhode Island. 3,210 people work in this job in Rhode Island. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 82,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $49,020Top 10%: $129,540

Sales Managers

$154,970

Median pay in Rhode Island. 1,120 people work in this job in Rhode Island. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 47,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $90,910Top 10%: $258,950

Marketing Managers

$166,790

Median pay nationwide. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 34,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.

Web and Digital Interface Designers

$105,990

Median pay in Rhode Island. 240 people work in this job in Rhode Island. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 8,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $65,640Top 10%: $166,320

Common questions

Providence College in Providence reports the highest median first-year pay, $58,434. Its median federal debt is $27,000.

Marketing (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked471 programs by pay and debt

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.
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.
Medians are across the marketing bachelor's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024