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2023 Most Popular Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island

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Finding the Best Public Administration Master's Degree School for You

Public Administration is the #30 most popular major in Rhode Island with 42 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Rhode Island to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Administration program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public admin majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found University of Rhode Island to be the most popular school for public administration students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Rhode Island. URI is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston.

Of the 24 students majoring in public admin at URI, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Full Public Administration at University of Rhode Island Report

Out of the 3 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Roger Williams University landed the # 2 spot on the list. RWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bristol.

About 79% of the students majoring in public admin at the school are women while 21% are male.

Read full report on Public Administration at Roger Williams University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson & Wales University - Online. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list. JWU Online is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

About 50% of the students majoring in public admin at the school are women while 50% are male.

Read full report on Public Administration at Johnson & Wales University - Online

Best Public Administration Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Administration Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 509
Connecticut 135
New Hampshire 23
Maine 0
Vermont 40

One of 5 majors within the area of study, public administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Work 33,631
Public Policy 3,737
Human Services 1,277
Community Organization & Advocacy 741
Other Public Administration 295

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • 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).
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