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Public Administration at University of Rhode Island

Public Administration at University of Rhode Island

What traits are you looking for in a public admin school? To help you decide if University of Rhode Island is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public admin program.

URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and approximately 17,649 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.

URI Public Administration Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Public Admin

URI Public Administration Rankings

Public Admin Student Demographics at URI

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

URI Public Administration Master’s Program

56% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 44% of public admin master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in public admin each year. URI does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from URI, 81% 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 University of Rhode Island with a master's in public admin.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 22
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Public Administration

The following public admin concentations are available at University of Rhode Island. 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 Administration 24

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 University of Rhode Island.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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