Rhode Island
Providence is known as a financial hub throughout New England. Private research facilities, law firms, computer programming firms, and repair shops are the state’s most common employers. Given Rhode Island’s small size, there were 11 universities in the state, namely Brown University, Ivy League, and Rhode Island School of Design, among the country’s largest art and design universities. Rhode Island also seeks to promote STEM and design graduates through its annual Wavemaker Fellowship, funding student loans for up to 4 years.
Rhode Island
Washington
Washington’s economy has been growing since 2014. It was named Best Economy in a WalletHub study in 2019. Up to 88 times as many goods and services as Vermont, Washington ‘s economy is greater than Washington, D.C. ‘s smallest 24 states combined. Though known for information services and sales. Washington also has more STEM employees than any other state and the number of patents filed annually is equivalent to California, Oregon, and Massachusetts. The lack of state or corporate income tax draws state-owned companies. Washington had the nation’s highest GDP growth in 2017.
Washington
