by our College Data Analytics TeamEducation is a program of study at Rhode Island College. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in education, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at RIC paid an average of $898 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $462 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,316 | $16,164 |
| Fees | $720 | $720 |
Online degrees for the RIC education master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the RIC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 93.3% of the education students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 78.3%.
Around 13.3% of education master’s degree recipients at RIC in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 28%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 91 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 15 |
Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Special Education | 37 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 16 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 22 |
| Teaching English or French | 18 |
| Other Education | 27 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.