Public Administration & Social Service at Rhode Island College

What traits are you looking for in a public administration and social service school? To help you decide if Rhode Island College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public administration and social service program.

RIC is located in Providence, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 7,072. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 82 students received their master's degree in public administration and social service.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Public Administration & Social Service section at the bottom of this page.

RIC Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

RIC Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at RIC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public administration and social service majors at Rhode Island College.

RIC Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

The public administration and social service program at RIC awarded 82 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 13% of these degrees went to men with the other 87% going to women.

In the public administration and social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rhode Island College with a master's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	38
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

The following public administration and social service concentations are available at Rhode Island College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Rhode Island College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	82

Related Majors

• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Careers That Public Administration & Social Service Grads May Go Into

A degree in public administration and social service can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for RI, the home state for Rhode Island College.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
General and Operations Managers	5,730	$155,910
Social and Human Service Assistants	2,410	$35,300
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	1,770	$61,440
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,660	$128,660
Managers	830	$114,660

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Arctichistorian01 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.