Public Administration & Social Service at Rhode Island College

If you are interested in studying public administration & social service, you may want to check out the program at Rhode Island College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

RIC is located in Providence, Rhode Island and approximately 7,072 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Public Administration & Social Service section at the bottom of this page.

RIC Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service
• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Online Classes Are Available at RIC

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

RIC does offer online education options in public administration & social service for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

RIC Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The public administration & social service major at RIC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Administration & Social Service. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at RIC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public administration & social service majors at Rhode Island College.

RIC Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of public administration & social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public administration & social service bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rhode Island College with a bachelor's in public administration & social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	33
White	40
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

RIC Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rhode Island College with a master's in public administration & social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	54
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

Public Administration & Social Service majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rhode Island College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	9

Related Majors

• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

Careers That Public Administration & Social Service Grads May Go Into

A degree in public administration & social service can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for RI, the home state for Rhode Island College.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
General and Operations Managers	5,730	$155,910
Social and Human Service Assistants	2,410	$35,300
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	1,770	$61,440
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,660	$128,660
Managers	830	$114,660

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Arctichistorian01 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.