Public Administration & Social Service at Rhode Island College

If you are interested in studying public administration and 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. In 2021, 111 public administration and social service majors received their bachelor's degree from RIC.

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

RIC Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public administration and social service progam at RIC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public administration and 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	79
Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools	130
Best Value Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	278
Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	407

In 2021, 82 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from RIC. This makes it the #169 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at RIC

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

RIC Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

Of the 111 public administration and social service students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from RIC, about 18% were men and 82% were women.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service at RIC are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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 and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	59
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

RIC Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

Of the 82 public administration and social service students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from RIC, about 13% were men and 87% were 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 and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	38
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

RIC also has a doctoral program available in public administration and social service. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

The following public administration and social service concentations are available at Rhode Island College. 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
Social Work	184
Public Administration	9

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Careers That Public Administration & Social Service Grads May Go Into

A degree in public administration and 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.