by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual began publishing its yearly rankings to help students identify graduate schools that put a high emphasis on educational quality as well as helping students succeed. These rankings are based on components such as post-graduation earnings of students, accumulated student debt of graduates, how much in demand the school is, and faculty and student diversity.
Providence College came in at #153 out of the 1149 colleges and universities that were ranked in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking. This rank is quite an honor since it puts the school in the Top 15% of the country for overall quality. As a result, Providence is a recipient of this year's Best Master's Schools badge.
Providence also ranked #2 for Best Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 60.4% of the total graduate students at Providence are women and 39.6% are men.
Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 14.3% of the graduate student population at Providence. Providence is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 2.1% of the graduate student population. The following chart shows the distribution of racial-ethnic groups at the school. If you click on it, you'll find more detailed information.
The average tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,750 | $9,750 |
Graduate students earning a master's degree from Providence enter careers with an average starting salary of $61,094. Chalk that up in the win column since that salary is 5% higher than the national average of $58,425.
Get more details about the location of Providence College.
Contact details for Providence are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1 Cunningham Square, Providence, RI 02918-0001 |
| Phone: | 401-865-1000 |
| Website: | www.providence.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/providencecollege |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/providencecol |
About 2.2% of the graduate students at Providence College took at least one online class during the 2020-2021 academic year. Roughly 0.4% of all grad students took courses exclusively online.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
| Master’s Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 104 |
| Educational Administration | 63 |
| History | 13 |
| Mathematics | 3 |
| Special Education | 2 |
| Student Counseling | 22 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 9 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 12 |
| Theological & Ministerial Studies | 6 |
Footnotes
*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.
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