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.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Rhode Island to determine which ones were the best for public administration students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 42 master's degrees in public administration to qualified students.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to public administration students as compared to other majors.
Major Demand - How many other public administration students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Student Debt - How easy is it for public administration to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized public administration related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for public administration students working on their master's degree.
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
Roger Williams University is a wonderful choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in public administration. Located in the suburb of Bristol, RWU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.
Public Administration master's degree recipients from Roger Williams University get an earnings boost of about $3,366 over the average income of public administration majors.
It is hard to beat University of Rhode Island if you want 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.
Soon after graduating, public admin master's recipients usually earn around $51,491 at the beginning of their careers.
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).
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