2023 Best Value Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Public Administration Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 55 degrees and certificates were awarded to public administration students who went to a Rhode Island college or university. This makes it the #90 most popular major in the state.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Rhode Island to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for public admin students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Rhode Island Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Public Administration
Our analysis found Roger Williams University to be the best value school for public administration students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Rhode Island. Located in the suburb of Bristol, RWU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
RWU graduate students pay an average of $18,406 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
RWU also made our Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list, coming in at #3.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Rhode Island is a great value for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at URI are $16,322 a year.
URI also took the #5 spot in our Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island rankings.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 510 |
| Connecticut | 135 |
| New Hampshire | 61 |
| Maine | 16 |
| Vermont | 40 |
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Public Administration Related Majors for Public Admin
Public Administration is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Public Admin
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Work | 58,326 |
| Human Services | 13,238 |
| Public Policy | 6,430 |
| Community Organization & Advocacy | 3,096 |
| Other Public Administration | 588 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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