Public Administration is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #19 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
There was only one school in Rhode Island to review for the 2025 Best Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking. If you would like to see more options to choose from, check out the Best Master's Degree Schools in the United States ranking..
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Public Administration in Rhode Island
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in public administration.
Top Rhode Island Schools for a Master's in Public Admin
It is difficult to beat University of Rhode Island if you wish to pursue a master's degree in public administration. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public university with a fairly large student population.
Master's recipients from the public administration program at University of Rhode Island earn $5,041 more than the average graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).