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

Online Classes Are Available at URI

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, URI does offer online courses in public admin for the following degree levels:

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.

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.

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

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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