Graduate Programs at Providence College

Graduate School Overview

Providence College (referred to as Providence) is a Private, 4 years school located in Providence, RI. It is classified as a Master's College and University (larger programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree.

The school is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education (12/1/1933 - Current).

Providence Directory Information
School Name	Providence College (Providence)
Address	1 Cunningham Square, Providence, RI 02918-0001
Phone	401-865-1000
Web	https://www.providence.edu
Online Application	https://admission.providence.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://financial-aid.providence.edu

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Providence College is $11,070 in average. The school has 477 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 4,473 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 102 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$11,070
Student Population	477
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's
Number of Programs	102 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Providence College is $11,070 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $615.

Providence College offers the alternative tuition plans.

Providence College offers the distance learning courses, but students may be required to attend/visit regular classes to complete their degree/programs.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	Graduate Level Courses
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Providence College is $11,070. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 13.54% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$9,240	-
2019-2020	$9,660	-
2020-2021	$9,750	-
2021-2022	$9,750	-
2022-2023	$11,070	-

The graduate school tuition & fees of Providence is very inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in Rhode Island. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Rhode Island graduate tuition is $24,441 (public) / $27,814 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Providence College	$11,070
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Rhode Island Graduate Schools	$20,585	$27,252
Public	$13,323	$24,441
Private	$27,814

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $18,150 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Providence College. On-campus living costs are increased by 3.24% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $16,210. Off-campus living costs are increased by 17.38% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$14,700	$1,022	$12,200	$1,600
2019-2020	$15,140	$1,052	$12,200	$1,600
2020-2021	$14,295	$1,112	$12,200	$1,610
2021-2022	$16,060	$1,212	$12,200	$1,610
2022-2023	$16,540	$1,292	$14,600	$1,610

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $615 at Providence College. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 13.47% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$513
2019-2020	$537
2020-2021	$542
2021-2022	$542
2022-2023	$615

Graduate Programs at Providence

Providence College offers 17 graduate programs for Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 256 students have completed their study at Providence College.

Offered Degrees at Providence College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	14	234
Post Bachelor's Degree	3	22
Total	17	256

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Providence College by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Business Statistics program with 19 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 104 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Providence College
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Statistics	✕	19	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	11	-
Business Statistics	✕	11	-
Organizational Behavior Studies	✕	2	-
Organizational Behavior Studies	✕	0	-

Popular Master's Programs at Providence College
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	104	$63,200
Business Administration and Management	✕	103	$63,200
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	32	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	32	$41,400
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	22	$41,400

Providence College offers 17 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 256 students have completed their graduate studies.

234 students have earned/completed Master's program.
22 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's
Post-Bachelor's

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	108 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	16	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	32	-
Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship	✕	0	-
Urban Education and Leadership	✕	15	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	2	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	22	$41,400
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	9	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	12	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	3	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Religion/Religious Studies	✕	0	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Bible/Biblical Studies	✕	0	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	6	-
Business [+]	✕	104 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	104	$63,200
History [+]	✕	13 completers	-
History	✕	13	-
	Total	234

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	11	-
Business [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Organizational Behavior Studies	✕	0	-
Business Statistics	✕	11	-
	Total	22

Graduate Student Population at Providence

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 492 students enrolled into Providence College graduate schools where it has total 4,473 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 204 full-time and 288 part-time graduate students. By gender, 199 male and 293 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	492	199	293
Full-time	204	103	101
Part-tme	288	96	192

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 370 White (75.20%), 27 Black/African American (5.49%), 26 Hispanic (5.28%), 8 Asian (1.63%), and 61 students with other races. 15 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	492	199	293
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	8	2	6
Black/African American	27	12	15
Hispanic	26	15	11
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	370	152	218
Two More	12	1	11
Un-Known	33	8	25
Non-resident Alien	15	9	6

Providence College offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 2 graduate students (0.41% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 9 graduate students (1.83% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	492
Enrolled Online Exclusively	2
Enrolled Some Online Courses	9
Not in Online Courses	481

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Providence College. 225 students are aged 20 to 24 (45.73% of total students), 19 students are aged above 50 (3.86%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Providence College.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	492	199	293
Age 20-21	5	4	1
Age 22-24	220	97	123
Age 25-29	95	42	53
Age 30-34	59	22	37
Age 35-39	46	15	31
Age 40-49	48	13	35
Age 50-64	17	4	13
Over 64	2	2	0

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