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2025 Best Public Administration Schools in Rhode Island

2 Colleges in Rhode Island
77 Public Admin Degrees Awarded
$59,458 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 2 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 annually.

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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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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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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 large suburb of Kingston.

Those public administration students who get their degree from University of Rhode Island earn $15,406 more than the average public admin grad.

More information about a degree in public administration from University of Rhode Island

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Rhode Island College
Providence, RI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10.0% Growth in Graduates

Rhode Island College is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in public administration. RIC is a moderately-sized public college located in the suburb of Providence.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 Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 301 509
Connecticut 241 131
New Hampshire 210 50
Maine 202 16
Vermont 194 39

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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

Major Annual Graduates
Public Administration 77

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Policy 173
Human Services 24
Community Organization & Advocacy 10

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