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2023 Most Popular Public Administration Schools in Rhode Island

5 Colleges
$54,857 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Public Administration Schools in Rhode Island ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Rhode Island to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Administration program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Administration Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Rhode Island to be the most popular school for public administration students who want to pursue a degree in Rhode Island. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Roger Williams University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration schools in Rhode Island. Located in the large suburb of Bristol, RWU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI

The excellent programs at Rhode Island College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration schools in Rhode Island. Located in the suburb of Providence, RIC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johnson & Wales University - Online. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Public Administration Schools in Rhode Island list. Located in the city of Providence, JWU Online is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#5

Providence College

Providence, RI

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Providence College is a great place for public administration students. Providence is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

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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 5 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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