Public Administration & Social Service at University of Rhode Island

Every public administration and social service school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public administration and social service program at University of Rhode Island stacks up to those at other schools.

URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 17,649. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 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.

URI Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

URI Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in public administration and social service, making the school the #133 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at URI

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

URI Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

Of the 31 students who earned a master's degree in Public Administration & Social Service from URI in 2020-2021, 48% were men and 52% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in public administration and social service each year. URI does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 27% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

Public Administration & Social Service majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Rhode Island. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	24
Public Policy	7

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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 University of Rhode Island.

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 Tnricci under License

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