Providence, RI (population: 170,868) has four business schools within its city limits. Brown University, the highest ranked school in the city with a business program, has a total student population of 8,574. It is the 9th highest ranked school in the USA and the highest in the state of Rhode Island.
Business students from Providence schools who go on to become business executives, businessmen, businesswomen, business coaches, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 6,063,670 people working as business and financial operations employees alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $65,900. Also, Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes make on average $87,430 per year and there are about 11,700 of them employed in the US today.
Providence lies in Providence county, which is one of the 2 counties in Rhode Island. Overall, the Providence-Fall River-Warwick-MA area has 544,170 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 0.7% unemployment rate, $20.96/hr average worker wage, and a $43,600 average annual salary.
Of the 4 business schools in Providence, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Providence College comes out as the most expensive ($25,679/yr) for business students, with Rhode Island College as the lowest, reported at only $7,178/yr.
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Providence |
| East Providence | RI | 48,249 | 1 | 29.3002 | 11 | 3.4 miles |
| Pawtucket | RI | 71,155 | 3 | 14.7207 | 9 | 4.3 miles |
| Cranston | RI | 79,642 | 2 | 23.0973 | 5 | 4.6 miles |
| Warwick | RI | 83,651 | 3 | 19.9034 | 130 | 8.3 miles |
| Smithfield | RI | - | 2 | 41.9902 | 100 | 9.7 miles |
| Attleboro | MA | 42,840 | 0 | - | 0 | 9.8 miles |
| North Attleborough | MA | 43,307 | 0 | - | 0 | 11.4 miles |
| Woonsocket | RI | 42,967 | 0 | - | 0 | 13.1 miles |
| Fall River | MA | 90,721 | 4 | 21.7318 | 82 | 17.7 miles |
| Taunton | MA | 55,679 | 1 | 23.0007 | 3 | 17.9 miles |
| Danielson | CT | - | 1 | 10.6065 | 27 | 24.1 miles |
| North Dartmouth | MA | - | 2 | 13.916 | 82 | 26.4 miles |
| Brockton | MA | 92,742 | 6 | 30.966 | 101 | 26.9 miles |
| New Bedford | MA | 90,869 | 2 | 34.0999 | 5 | 27.1 miles |
| Needham | MA | - | 1 | 85.1852 | 4 | 33.5 miles |
| Wellesley | MA | - | 2 | 79.2832 | 74 | 33.6 miles |
| Framingham | MA | 64,549 | 2 | 43.2155 | 61 | 33.9 miles |
| Milton | MA | - | 2 | 30.0286 | 66 | 34.8 miles |
| Weymouth | MA | 55,115 | 0 | - | 0 | 36.2 miles |
| Worcester | MA | 174,854 | 11 | 28.6428 | 380 | 37.0 miles |
| Brookline | MA | 55,248 | 4 | 18.3285 | 60 | 37.5 miles |
| Chestnut Hill | MA | - | 2 | 53.2355 | 134 | 37.6 miles |
| Brighton | MA | - | 3 | 22.1394 | 9 | 39.1 miles |
| Norwich | CT | - | 1 | 9.14921 | 49 | 39.6 miles |
| Watertown | MA | - | 4 | 19.8045 | 105 | 40.0 miles |
| Waltham | MA | 60,722 | 3 | 63.6138 | 127 | 40.5 miles |
| Boston | MA | 610,407 | 34 | 31.8192 | 1,194 | 41.4 miles |
| Cambridge | MA | 108,135 | 7 | 39.5149 | 268 | 41.7 miles |
| Somerville | MA | 75,604 | 1 | 21.9743 | 9 | 42.7 miles |
| Chelsea | MA | 44,282 | 1 | 26.6747 | 5 | 44.8 miles |