Providence, RI (population: 170,868) has three law and criminal justice schools within its city limits. Providence College, the highest ranked school in the city with a law and criminal justice program, has a total student population of 4,900. It is the 119th highest ranked school in the USA and the 3rd highest in the state of Rhode Island (#1 is Brown University). To learn more about law and criminal justice programs in Providence, ratemyprofessors.com has reviews of law and criminal justice professors at Providence College such as Kelly Cartwright, William Connell, Kevin Daley, Gail Dyer, Patricia McLaughlin, and Sharon O'Keefe.
Law and Criminal Justice students from Providence 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.
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 3 law and criminal justice 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 law and criminal justice 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 |