Johnson & Wales University – Online

Overview of Johnson & Wales University - Online

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JWU Online offers students degree programs at the associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels. They also offer certificate programs for those who need a quick brush-up or a fast entry to their industry. While JWU earned its reputation in the culinary and hospitality fields, online students can pursue degrees in criminal justice, business, engineering, and technology, among others. For graduate school, Johnson & Wales offers MBA, culinary, management, and sociology degrees, to name a few. Certificate programs include, but aren't limited to accounting, business communications, sports nutrition, and technical writing & editing. No matter what degree they choose a diploma from JWU Online will launch a brilliant career.

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Admissions

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Tuition Cost & Financial Aid

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As a private institution, Johnson & Wales University – Online does not receive state funding. Thus, Rhode Islanders and non-RI residents pay the same tuition rates. For a recent academic year, J&W Online reported its total gross fees for tuition, books, supplies, and fees at around $15,000 for full-time students. They estimated student living costs of $10,000, but that figure is highly variable since online university students can live virtually anywhere and may even be in the military.

Some of these costs are offset with financial aid, however. Thus, the average net price for a J&W-Online student is $18,500 per year. This figure may be even lower for military students who can use the GI Bill or for enterprising students who are able to win extra grants or scholarships. Given the convenience of the online format, J&W's Online degree programs can be a terrific value.

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Academics

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Since Johnson & Wales started their online courses, students across the globe have had access to their top-notch academic programs. Given that online college degrees are still a relatively new phenomenon in the world of higher education, J&W's educational statistics should be taken in that context. It may be presumed that the surge of online students that have resulted from the COVID pandemic will yield more growth for online colleges and universities.

Johnson & Wales still posts strong educational statistics. Their retention rate measures the number of students who return for a second year. So far, J&W reports a retention rate of 25% for their first-time, full-time students and 27% for their part-timers. However, of the full-time students, an average of 43% of the total leveraged their J&W transcripts into enrollment with another institution. For the part-timers, 32% moved on to another institution. This would seem to indicate that J&W students were able to capitalize on their coursework and achieve excellence, even if at another college or university.

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Outcome & Salary

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Students who graduate from Johnson & Wales University-Online have a well-known, prestigious name on their resumes, and transcripts. They are thus able to start their careers with strong entry-level earnings. Of those that report, the business administration students have the strongest entry-level median earnings of $37,000. Just below them are the hospitality administration/management graduates who report median salaries of $36,000. These are entry-level earnings, which J&W students will soon be able to grow as a direct result of their strong academic backgrounds.

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