Public Administration at Roger Williams University

Every public administration school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public admin program at Roger Williams University stacks up to those at other schools.

RWU is located in Bristol, Rhode Island and approximately 4,702 students attend the school each year.

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

RWU Public Administration Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Public Admin (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Admin
• Master’s Degree in Public Admin

RWU Public Administration Rankings

The public admin major at RWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Administration. 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 Admin Student Demographics at RWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public admin majors at Roger Williams University.

RWU Public Administration Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of public admin bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical public admin bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% men. So male students are more repesented at RWU since its program graduates 25% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public admin at RWU 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 Roger Williams University with a bachelor's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

RWU Public Administration Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of public admin master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in public admin each year. RWU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from RWU, 57% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Roger Williams University with a master's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

Careers That Public Admin Grads May Go Into

A degree in public admin 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 Roger Williams University.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
General and Operations Managers	5,730	$155,910
Managers	830	$114,660
Social and Community Service Managers	420	$96,550
Chief Executives	320	$242,350
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	240	$127,240

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 Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.