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Rhode Island College Master’s in Public Administration & Social Service

Public Administration & Social Service 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 public administration and social service, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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• Graduate Cost
• Online Learning
• Student Diversity
• Focus Areas
• References

How Much Does a Master’s in Public Administration & Social Service from RIC Cost?

RIC Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at RIC was $898 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $462 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$8,316	$16,164
Fees	$720	$720

Does RIC Offer an Online Master’s in Public Administration & Social Service?

Online degrees for the RIC public administration and social service 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.

RIC Master’s Student Diversity for Public Administration & Social Service

There were 88 master’s degrees in public administration and social service awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in public administration and social service in 2019-2020, 78.4% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 78.4%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in public administration and social service at RIC in 2019-2020, 27.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 41%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	11
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	55
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Master’s in Public Administration & Social Service Focus Areas at RIC

Public Administration & Social Service students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Social Work	88

References

*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.

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.