Doctoral · Providence, Rhode Island

Is Educational Administration and Supervision at Johnson & Wales University-Providence worth it?

Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.

The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans

Pays back fast: graduates typically recover the cost in about 2.8 years.

Earnings 1 year after graduating: $99,845; Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Earnings 4 years after graduating: $133,145; Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical federal debt at graduation: $59,891; NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published): $63k (likely $63k – $63k); AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Earnings bump, year 4: $63k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in RI; 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
Payback: 2.8 years (likely 1.8–4.3); Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
10-year net return: $104k (likely −$140k – $404k); Today's dollars
20-year net return: $881k (likely $334k – $1.55M); Today's dollars

Scorecard reports no net price for graduate programs; cost is based on what graduates typically borrowed.