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Law and Criminal Justice Schools
in RI
Salve Regina University
Johnson & Wales University
Lincoln Technical Institute
Community College of Rhode Island
Roger Williams University School of Law
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Law and Criminal Justice Schools in Rhode Island
Rhode Island contains nine schools that offer law and criminal justice programs. Providence College, the highest-ranking law and criminal justice school in RI, has a total student population of 4,900 and is the 119th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 9 law and criminal justice schools in Rhode Island, only 2 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Roger Williams University comes out as the most expensive ($31,184/yr), with Community College of Rhode Island as the lowest recorded at only $3,892/yr.
Law and Criminal Justice students from Rhode Island schools who go on to become law and criminal justice professionals, corrections officers, jailers, court reporters, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 556,790 people working as lawyers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $129,020. Also, Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators make on average $63,250 per year and there are about 8,110 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Rhode Island alone, there are employed arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators earning an average yearly salary of $49,090. Lawyers in this state earn $117,490/yr and there are 1,880 employed.
Also, within the law and criminal justice schools in Rhode Island, the average student population is 3,268 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1. Aside from law and criminal justice, there are 763 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 7,540 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,892, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
Rhode Island Interesting Facts
- Rhode Island is the smallest state in size in the United States. It covers an area of 1,214 square miles. Its distances North to South are 48 miles and East to West 37 miles.
- Rhode Island was the last of the original thirteen colonies to become a state.
- Rhode Island shares a state water border with New York.
- The Cogswell Tower in Central Falls was the site of an Indian observation point in use during King Phillips War in 1676. The tower was built in 1904 as part of the last will and testament of Caroline Cogswell.
- Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment prohibition.
Cities in Rhode Island
- Law and Criminal Justice Schools in Providence
- Law and Criminal Justice Schools in Warwick
- Law and Criminal Justice Schools in Cranston
- Law and Criminal Justice Schools in Pawtucket
- Law and Criminal Justice Schools in East Providence
- Law and Criminal Justice Schools in Woonsocket
- Law and Criminal Justice Schools in Smithfield