Johnson & Wales University-Providence

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Cost & Tuition

Tuition: $40,408

Total Cost of Attendance: $58,330

Student Debt

Median total debt: $16,334

Students with federal loans: 73.5%

Students with Pell grants: 30.2%

Career Outcomes

All graduates median earnings:

After 1 year: $33,862

After 5 years: $44,296

Majors(50 programs)

  1. Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services.(246 graduates)
  2. Hospitality Administration/Management.(161 graduates)
  3. Culinary Arts and Related Services.(133 graduates)
  4. Business Administration, Management and Operations.(124 graduates)
  5. Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management.(109 graduates)
  6. Criminal Justice and Corrections.(98 graduates)
  7. Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology.(62 graduates)
  8. Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations.(57 graduates)
  9. Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations.(55 graduates)
  10. Marketing.(55 graduates)
  11. Computer Software and Media Applications.(47 graduates)
  12. Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.(38 graduates)
  13. Accounting and Related Services.(35 graduates)
  14. Biology, General.(32 graduates)
  15. Communication and Media Studies.(28 graduates)
  16. Finance and Financial Management Services.(26 graduates)
  17. Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.(24 graduates)
  18. Computer Engineering.(23 graduates)
  19. International Business.(23 graduates)
  20. Engineering, Other.(19 graduates)
  21. Homeland Security.(16 graduates)
  22. Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications.(15 graduates)
  23. Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians.(13 graduates)
  24. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(12 graduates)
  25. Psychology, General.(11 graduates)
  26. Political Science and Government.(11 graduates)
  27. Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services.(10 graduates)
  28. Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering.(8 graduates)
  29. Human Resources Management and Services.(7 graduates)
  30. Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services.(6 graduates)
  31. Public Health.(4 graduates)
  32. Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.(3 graduates)
  33. Agricultural Production Operations.(2 graduates)
  34. Computer Science.(2 graduates)
  35. Information Science/Studies.(1 graduates)
  36. Legal Support Services.(1 graduates)
  37. Sociology.(1 graduates)
  38. Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services.
  39. Food Science and Technology.
  40. Natural Resources Management and Policy.
  41. Computer Programming.
  42. Biomedical/Medical Engineering.
  43. Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians.
  44. Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians.
  45. Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General.
  46. Data Analytics.
  47. Health and Physical Education/Fitness.
  48. Design and Applied Arts.
  49. Health and Medical Administrative Services.
  50. General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations.

Institution Details

Undergraduate Enrollment: 3,913 students

Admission Rate: 83.7%

Retention Rate: 76.3%

Graduation Rate: 54.9%

Student Demographics

White (60.0%)
Hispanic (14.7%)
Black (10.9%)
Asian (4.0%)
Two or More (1.9%)
International (3.5%)

Gender Distribution

Men (38.1%)
Women (61.9%)

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