Graduate Programs at Providence College

Graduate School Overview

Providence College (referred to as Providence) is a Private, 4 years school located in Providence, RI.

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 of Providence is $12,210 in average. The school has 477 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 4,473 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 108 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$12,210
Student Population	477
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's
Number of Programs	108 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Providence is $12,210 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $615.

Providence offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$11,070
Required Fees	$0
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$615

Providence 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 $12,210. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 10.30% 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	-
2023-2024	$12,210	-

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 $19,793 and the Rhode Island graduate tuition is $25,091 (public) / $28,982 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Providence College	$12,210
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Rhode Island Graduate Schools	$20,635	$28,334
Public	$13,619	$25,091
Private	$28,982

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $18,640 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Providence.

On-campus living costs are increased by 4.54% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $18,030. Off-campus living costs are increased by 11.23% 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
2023-2024	$17,150	$1,492	$16,540	$1,490

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $678 at Providence College. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 10.24% 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
2023-2024	$678

Graduate Programs at Providence

Providence College offers 20 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, 232 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	17	224
Post Bachelor's Degree	3	8
Total	20	232

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Sport and Fitness Administration/Management program with 7 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 99 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Providence College
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	7	-
Business Statistics	✕	1	-
Organizational Behavior Studies	✕	-	-

Popular Master's Programs at Providence College
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	99	$63,200
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	31	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	24	$41,400
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	15	-
Urban Education and Leadership	✕	12	-

Providence College offers 20 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 232 students have completed their graduate studies.

224 students have earned/completed Master's program.
8 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 [+]	✕	100 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	31	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	15	-
Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship	✕	-	-
Urban Education and Leadership	✕	12	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	24	$41,400
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	9	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✕	1	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	8	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	1	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	4 completers	-
International/Global Studies	✕	4	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	-	-
Religion/Religious Studies	✕	-	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Bible/Biblical Studies	✕	1	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✕	2	-
Business [+]	✕	109 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	99	$63,200
Business Statistics	✕	10	-
History [+]	✕	7 completers	-
History	✕	7	-
	Total	224

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Business Statistics	✕	1	-
	Total	8

Graduate Student Population at Providence

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 477 students enrolled into Providence College graduate schools where it has total 4,473 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 214 full-time and 263 part-time graduate students. By gender, 187 male and 290 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	477	187	290
Full-time	214	97	117
Part-tme	263	90	173

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

There are 362 White (75.89%), 22 Black/African American (4.61%), 16 Hispanic (3.35%), 12 Asian (2.52%), and 65 students with other races. 19 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	477	187	290
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	12	3	9
Black/African American	22	7	15
Hispanic	16	7	9
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	362	149	213
Two More	24	5	19
Un-Known	21	6	15
Non-resident Alien	19	10	9

Providence College offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 22 graduate students (4.61% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 135 graduate students (28.30% 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	477
Enrolled Online Exclusively	22
Enrolled Some Online Courses	135
Not in Online Courses	320

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Providence College. 210 students are aged 20 to 24 (44.03% of total students), 37 students are aged above 50 (7.76%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Providence College.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	477	187	290
Age 20-21	6	4	2
Age 22-24	204	82	122
Age 25-29	80	40	40
Age 30-34	52	23	29
Age 35-39	37	12	25
Age 40-49	61	12	49
Age 50-64	34	13	21
Over 64	3	1	2

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