2026 Best General Education Schools in Rhode Island

General Education degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. The schools below stand out for the quality of their general education programs.

For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for general education students pursuing a degree.

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• Best General Education Schools in Rhode Island

Best Schools for General Education in Rhode Island

If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the general education degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Schools in General Education

1

Brown University
Providence, RI

Doctoral Degree Highest Degree Type

14 General Education Degrees Awarded

$33,866 Median Starting Salary

Brown University tops our 2026 ranking of the best general education schools. Brown University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence. Roughly 96% of students complete a degree within six years here. There were roughly 14 general education students who graduated with this degree at Brown University in the most recent data year. Graduates of the general education program make about $33,866 in their early career. Brown University graduates carry a median of $13,025 in student loans. Read more about the general education program at Brown University

2

University Of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI

Doctoral Degree Highest Degree Type

24 General Education Degrees Awarded

$52,214 Median Starting Salary

A rank of #2 makes University Of Rhode Island one of the top schools for general education. Set in the suburb of Kingston, University Of Rhode Island is a very large public institution. The six-year graduation rate is 72%. There were roughly 24 general education students who graduated with this degree at University Of Rhode Island in the most recent data year. Students who receive their general education degree from University Of Rhode Island earn around $52,214 in the first couple years of their career. Students borrow a median of $23,432 to complete this degree. Read more about the general education program at University Of Rhode Island

Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 3 schools evaluated.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.