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2024 Best Public Administration Schools in Rhode Island

3 Colleges in Rhode Island
77 Public Admin Degrees Awarded
$54,857 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in public administration is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #60 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Rhode Island to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of public administration. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 77 degrees in public administration during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Public Administration School

Best Public Administration Schools in Rhode Island The public admin program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Public Administration rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for public administration schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Public Administration Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Public Admin
Master's Degrees in Public Admin

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Public Administration Schools in Rhode Island list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

Best Schools for Public Administration in Rhode Island

The schools below may not offer all types of public admin degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Rhode Island Schools in Public Admin

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Roger Williams University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in public administration. RWU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Bristol. This university ranks 7th out of 9 schools for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.

There were about 23 public administration students who graduated with this degree at RWU in the most recent data year. Those public administration students who get their degree from Roger Williams University earn $3,366 more than the typical public admin graduate.

More information about a degree in public administration from Roger Williams University

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University of Rhode Island is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in public administration. URI is a large public university located in the suburb of Kingston. A Best Colleges rank of #320 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means URI is a great university overall.

There were approximately 30 public administration students who graduated with this degree at URI in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the public admin program make an average of $51,491 in the first couple years of their career.

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RIC crest
Rhode Island College
Providence, RI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In RI
10.0% Growth in Graduates

Rhode Island College is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in public administration. RIC is a moderately-sized public college located in the large suburb of Providence. This college ranks 9th out of 9 schools for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.

There were about 10 public administration students who graduated with this degree at RIC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in public administration from Rhode Island College

Best Public Administration Colleges in the New England Region

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

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Massachusetts301509
Connecticut241131
New Hampshire21050
Maine20216
Vermont19439

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Public Administration is one of 4 different types of Public Administration & Social Service programs to choose from.

Public Admin Focus Areas

MajorAnnual Graduates
Public Administration77

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Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Public Policy173
Human Services24
Community Organization & Advocacy10

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