Graduate Programs at Rhode Island College

Graduate School Overview

Rhode Island College (referred to as RIC) is a Public, 4 years school located in Providence, RI.

The school is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education (12/1/1958 - Current).

RIC Directory Information
School Name	Rhode Island College (RIC)
Address	600 Mount Pleasant Ave, Providence, RI 2908
Phone	401-456-8000
Web	https://www.ric.edu
Online Application	https://www.commonapp.org
Financial Info	https://www.ric.edu/financialaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of RIC is $9,788 for Rhode Island residents and $18,230 for out-of-state students. The school has 1,068 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 5,787 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 178 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 1 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$18,230 $9,788 for Rhode Island Residents
Student Population	1,068
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	178 graduate programs (1 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at RIC is $9,788 for Rhode Island residents and $18,230 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $495 for Rhode Island residents and $964 for out-of-state students.

RIC offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Rhode Island Residents	$9,788
Out-of-State	$18,230
Tuition per Credit Hour
Rhode Island Residents	$495
Out-of-State	$964

RIC offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

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)	1 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad 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 Rhode Island College is $9,788 for Rhode Island residents and $18,230 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are stayed same 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
	Rhode Island Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$7,326	$722	$14,256	$722
2019-2020	$7,722	$819	$15,048	$819
2020-2021	$8,316	$720	$16,164	$720
2021-2022	$8,730	$860	$16,974	$860
2022-2023	$8,910	$878	$17,352	$878
2023-2024	$8,910	$878	$17,352	$878

The graduate school tuition & fees of RIC is relatively inexpensive compared to public 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
Rhode Island College	$9,788	$18,230
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 $15,919 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at RIC.

On-campus living costs are increased by 1.71% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $16,888. Off-campus living costs are stayed same 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	$11,829	$1,440	$12,829	$2,200
2019-2020	$12,394	$1,440	$13,160	$2,200
2020-2021	$12,488	$1,440	$13,670	$2,400
2021-2022	$13,162	$2,200	$14,354	$2,200
2022-2023	$13,414	$1,490	$14,688	$2,200
2023-2024	$13,719	$1,440	$14,688	$2,200

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $495 for Rhode Island residents and $964 for other students at Rhode Island College. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Rhode Island Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$407	$792
2019-2020	$429	$836
2020-2021	$462	$898
2021-2022	$485	$943
2022-2023	$495	$964
2023-2024	$495	$964

Graduate Programs at RIC

Rhode Island College offers 66 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, 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, 317 students have completed their study at Rhode Island College.

Offered Degrees at Rhode Island College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	42	240
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	1	15
Doctor's degree - other	1	8
Post Bachelor's Degree	17	38
Post Master's Degree	5	16
Total	66	317

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the School Psychology program with 12 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Social Work program with 80 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Education program with 15 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Rhode Island College
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
School Psychology	✕	12	-
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	✕	10	-
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)	✕	10	-
Education (other)	✕	8	-
Nursing Administration	✕	6	-

Popular Master's Programs at Rhode Island College
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Social Work	✕	80	$48,100
Education (other)	✕	18	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	16	-
Accounting	✕	13	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	11	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Rhode Island College
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education	✕	15	-
Nursing Administration	✕	8	-

Rhode Island College offers 66 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 317 students have completed their graduate studies.

240 students have earned/completed Master's program.
8 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
38 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
16 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	74 completers	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	3	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Mental Retardation	✕	7	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	✕	5	-
Special Education and Teaching (other)	✕	5	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	7	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	2	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	2	-
Art Teacher Education	✕	2	-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Foreign Language Teacher Education	✕	1	-
Health Teacher Education	✕	8	-
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Music Teacher Education	✕	3	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Spanish Language Teacher Education	✕	-	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	✕	2	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	9	-
Education (other)	✕	18	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	1 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	-	-
Creative Writing	✕	1	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	2	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	1	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	1	-
Psychology [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Psychology	✕	5	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	11	-
Educational Psychology	✕	-	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	1	-
Human Services [+]	✕	86 completers	-
Social Work	✕	80	$48,100
Youth Services/Administration	✕	6	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	-	-
Intermedia/Multimedia	✕	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	43 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	6	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	16	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	-	-
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	✕	-	-
Nurse Anesthetist	✕	10	-
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing	✕	-	-
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing	✕	11	-
Business [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Operations Management and Supervision	✕	1	-
Accounting	✕	13	-
History [+]	✕	1 completers	-
History	✕	1	-
	Total	240

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Education	✕	15	-
	Total	15

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Nursing Administration	✕	8	-
	Total	8

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	1	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Mental Retardation	✕	1	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	-	-
Education (other)	✕	8	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	-	-
Creative Writing	✕	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	-	-
Nursing Administration	✕	6	-
Business	✕	-	-
	Total	38

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	-	-
Education (other)	✕	-	-
Psychology [+]	✕	-	-
Counseling Psychology	✕	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	3	-
Business	✕	-	-
	Total	16

Graduate Student Population at RIC

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 1,068 students enrolled into Rhode Island College graduate schools where it has total 5,787 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 280 full-time and 788 part-time graduate students. By gender, 222 male and 846 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	1,068	222	846
Full-time	280	58	222
Part-tme	788	164	624

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

There are 684 White (64.04%), 64 Black/African American (5.99%), 171 Hispanic (16.01%), 34 Asian (3.18%), and 115 students with other races.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,068	222	846
American Indian/Native American	3	1	2
Asian	34	13	21
Black/African American	64	14	50
Hispanic	171	25	146
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	684	146	538
Two More	13	3	10
Un-Known	99	20	79
Non-resident Alien	0	0	0

Rhode Island College offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 80 graduate students (7.49% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 95 graduate students (8.90% 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	1,068
Enrolled Online Exclusively	80
Enrolled Some Online Courses	95
Not in Online Courses	893

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Rhode Island College. 202 students are aged 20 to 24 (18.91% of total students), 118 students are aged above 50 (11.05%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Rhode Island College.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,068	222	846
Age 20-21	3	0	3
Age 22-24	199	29	170
Age 25-29	281	57	224
Age 30-34	178	50	128
Age 35-39	121	27	94
Age 40-49	168	32	136
Age 50-64	109	26	83
Over 64	9	1	8

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