Public Administration & Social Service at University of Rhode Island

If you plan to study public administration and social service, take a look at what University of Rhode Island has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and approximately 17,649 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,855 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Rhode Island in 2021, 20 of them were public administration and social service majors.

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.

URI Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

URI Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public administration and social service major at URI 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 Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	448

In 2021, 31 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from URI. This makes it the #335 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in public administration and social service, making the school the #133 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at URI

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

URI Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students earned a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service from URI. About 35% of these graduates were women and the other 65% were men. The typical public administration and social service bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at URI since its program graduates 46% more men than average.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service at URI 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 University of Rhode Island with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

URI Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of public administration and social service master's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration and social service each year. URI does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 29% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

URI 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

If you plan to be a public administration and social service major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Rhode Island. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Policy	27
Public Administration	24

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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 University of Rhode Island.

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 Tnricci under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.