3 Best Msw Programs In Providence, RI (2022 Updated)

Do not think about or attempt to apply here if you are looking for a school staffed by compassionate understanding individuals. I was lied to numerous times by admissions and was told false information. They put on a good show and make it seem like they care about you and what you have to offer but at the end of the day all they care about is money and their reputation. Can’t believe I actually wanted to go hereLara Parise

Class of 2007 and had a wonderful time there. I never encountered any racism nor terrible professors. On the contrary, most of my professors went over and above what I expected from them. I will admit there was a professor or two that tested my patience but overall, they were great.Samantha Trinh

An amazing school filled with engaging, caring, and intelligent professors. This school opens you up to incredible opportunities and has an expansive alumni network. Good luck NOT getting a job after you graduate from PC… most people get a job within 5 months of graduating.Kate De Luca

If cost were not a consideration, I can't see why anyone would go to RIC. RIC has gotten into the business of exploiting working/lower middle class "first generation" students, luring them with claims of you're-getting-an-Ivy-league-education-here-for-bottom-dollar. Many other reviewers here are students who over-idealize RIC because they don't know it any other way. As a four-year college, RIC consistently ranks at the BOTTOM of college rankings (not just US News, but Forbes and Wall Street Journal, too). And just look at the graduation rate of 51%. Everyone knows that students trying to put their way through school with two jobs often drop out, but is that the only factor? I doubt it. Look at the average RIC graduate's salary, it's less than $40,000 ten years after graduation! That’s the lowest of all four-year colleges in R.I. Indeed, you get what you pay for at RIC! Never mind this excuse, "our graduates take lower paid jobs as nurses, teachers, and social workers." Other schools, like Salve and URI, have grads entering those fields and their avg. salaries aren't so pitiful! Other than nursing (which does pay well these days), accounting, finance, social work, and the arts majors, most of the other 90 programs are a joke. Why? Sure, there are lazy pothead students, like everywhere else. Other students struggle academically, coming from low performing high schools. But the real problem is the faculty (I mean the tenured ones). Many faculty put little effort into teaching and being accessible to students. Instead, they claim they're too busy with their "research," as if they're "experts" working at a major public research institution (like UConn, Rutgers, or Michigan), where they'd rely on teaching assistants to help teach the class. What kind of research do they do? I really don't know, as you don't usually pick up The New York Times or The Atlantic and read: "according to a Rhode Island College study…" Many of these faculty are pompous, deadwood, liberal elites who use their taxpayer-funded ivory tower as a job for life as they thumb their noses at students. I graduated from RIC 15 years ago, though I took some courses there since and kept tabs on the place. So I'm comfortable saying: math, philosophy, and English depts. were especially bad. Most programs in communications are awful. Political science is very mixed, psychology seemed OK. But what about majoring in education, the biggest deal RIC has going? It got some awful ratings last year when the R.I. Dept. of Ed. did its review. A few School of Ed grad programs lost accreditation and undergrad ones were put on probation. Of course, after many years of bordering on dilapidated, I’m sure the campus is looking better every day, the question is: how it’s ever going to be paid for (the bond issue was only for Gaige, Craig Lee, and Fogarty’s nursing lab). Enrollment and donations were down by the time Carrioulo got the boot 2 years ago. Unfortunately, I don’t have much confidence in Sanchez, as all he seems to care about is the politically correct diversity agenda (when RIC doesn't exactly have a diversity problem with so many urban students attending). Regardless of their background, most students should just save their time (as it almost always takes well over 4 years to graduate from RIC) and money. The best alternatives (if you want an actual job after college) are the 2 year career and technical programs at CCRI or NE Tech. Or, just go to URI, which has a much better reputation (and still has in-state discounts).Bob Richard

It's a nice college, but do your research before you sign up for the professor! It's only my second semester and I had to change this review. Some things have changed, classes are getting better but it was mostly because I looked up the professors on that 'ratemyprofessor' website. Not all of them are bad people. There's a lot of DR. Prefixes in their name but I have yet to see the quality of work. Overall it's not too bad if like I said, you research the professor before you take the class.Joshua Correia

I graduated from RIC back in 2015 and am now attending graduate school. I have so many great memories and had such a great experience here. I had attended two other colleges while trying to decide on a career path and RIC finally felt like home. Great professors and classes. Small safe campus that’s easy to navigate while still being close enough to the city/things to do. I lived in New Hall and everything was new, spacious and updated. I recommend the school to everyone!Ashley Carr

This is an update to a previous rating regarding graduate programs at Bridgewater. After spending more time here and attending more classes, I can only report a positive experience. Significant efforts have been made to offer additional classes since my last review and the criminal justice department has been excellent about expediting my progression as much as possible through the program as a working professional. I can not adequately emphasize the quality of some of my criminal justice professors. They genuinely are knowledgeable in their particular fields and I have greatly appreciated the wide range of information they have been able to offer to me over the course of my time here. They truly care about students and are some of the hardest working professors I have seen. While the facilities themselves are not ivy-league and database subscriptions may not be as numerous as other institutions; this place is an excellent value for the education you receive. You'll definitely work harder here and it will be challenging, but the sentiment that you earned the degree will make it worth the effort because you will have actually learned something along the way.Michael Demers

Horrible school, they FORCE you to pay a non refundable $200 deposit JUST to get your financial aid!! That is fraudulent! You are seriously just a number there, nothing else. If you call them, be prepared to be put on hold for at least 5-10 minutes. They also will jerk you around just to get your money, for instance they told me there was an IT program, when there wasn't! It was a computer science program, their response was "it's close enough" no… it isn't close enough. Not to mention they charge you $200 to park and if you want to use their gym they charge you for that too! They are money grubbing leaches. I'm so glad I didn't go there, it is truly a horrible school, some of the staff is nice, like the librarians, but most of the staff are rude, like during seminar I raised my hand for a question, and the lady REFUSED to help me, she literally just plain out right ignored me, as if I killed her dog or something. I got up and walked out. I've been dealing with many schools trying to transfer from my 2 year college and all of them treated me like a human being, not this school though. I wouldn't recommend anyone go there, this school is WAAY over-rated.HERO CBR

They say the education department is top notch here, save yourself the money and aggravation. I was in a five year program for special education severe, and not one person in my major ever got it done in less than six. Not for the lack of effort though. The advising is a joke. For education majors you are required to have two majors, and so many "last minute" changes kept us there. I only stayed because I was there for so long It wasnt worth the trouble of transferring. Not to mention parking for commuters. That was probably the worse of it. Most of the administration staff is rude, and the advisors really dont have a clue except for a few. SAVE YOUR MONEY! I think I would have spent less boarding at a school farther away….Kara Robertson