by our College Data Analytics TeamEach year, College Factual releases its Best Quality Schools ranking to identify graduate schools that offer a great educational experience and provide excellent student outcomes. 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.
Out of the 1149 colleges and universities analyzed in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, Rhode Island College took the #529 spot.
In addition, RIC took the #7 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island.
Of the 676 institutions of higher learning that were examined in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, RIC came in at #591.
For the Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Rhode Island, RIC came in at #4.
The total graduate student population at RIC is made up of 80.4% women and 19.6% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.
About 25.7% of the graduate students who attend RIC are from a racial-ethnic minority group*. Americans aren't the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at RIC. Around 0.1% of graduate students are international. 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 graduate full-time tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,730 | $16,974 |
| Fees | $860 | $860 |
After obtaining their master's degree from RIC, graduates go on to jobs earning an average starting salary of $62,207. Chalk that up in the win column since that salary is 6% higher than the national average of $58,425.
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Contact details for RIC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 600 Mount Pleasant Ave, Providence, RI 02908 |
| Phone: | 401-456-8000 |
| Website: | www.ric.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/rhodeislandcollege |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/RICNews |
In 2020-2021, 38.7% of the graduate students at Rhode Island College took at least one class online. Approximately 13.3% of grad students took all their classes online during that same time period.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.
| Doctorate Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Education | 2 |
| Nursing | 3 |
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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