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2023 Most Popular Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island

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$52,728 Avg Salary

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Rhode Island to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Administration program at each school on the list.

Check out the public admin master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Rhode Island.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Rhode Island the most popular school in Rhode Island for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 54% of the students majoring in public admin at the school are women while 46% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Roger Williams University is a great place for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Bristol, RWU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 79% of the public admin majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Johnson & Wales University - Online helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration schools in Rhode Island. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, JWU Online is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 50% of the public admin majors at the school.

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Best Public Administration Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Administration Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 510
Connecticut 135
New Hampshire 61
Maine 16
Vermont 40

Public Administration is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

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 3 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to The Official CTBTO Photostream.

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