Rhode Island College Graduate Schools

Rhode Island College (referred to as RIC) is a Public, 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 Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice. The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Rhode Island College 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.

Graduate School Overview

Rhode Island College (referred to as RIC) is a Public, 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 Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
The school is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education (12/1/1958 - Current).
RIC Directory Information
School NameRhode Island College (RIC)
Address600 Mount Pleasant Ave, Providence, RI 2908
Phone401-456-8000
Webhttps://www.ric.edu
Online Applicationhttps://www.commonapp.org
Financial Infohttps://www.ric.edu/financialaid
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Rhode Island College 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 TypePublic, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$18,230
$9,788 for Rhode Island Residents
Student Population1,068
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs178 graduate programs
(1 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio11 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at Rhode Island College 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.
Rhode Island College offers the alternative tuition plans.
Rhode Island College 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 increased by 2.22% 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 ResidentsOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
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
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 $19,518 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
ResidentsOut-of-State
Rhode Island College$9,788$18,230
All Graduate Schools$16,002$19,518
Public$11,454$20,592
Private$19,594
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 $15,614 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Rhode Island College. On-campus living costs are decreased by -2.98% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $16,888. Off-campus living costs are increased by 2.02% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Living Expenses
Living On-CampusLiving Off-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpenseRoom & BoardOther 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
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 increased by 2.23% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
Rhode Island ResidentsOut-of-State
2018-2019$407$792
2019-2020$429$836
2020-2021$462$898
2021-2022$485$943
2022-2023$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 LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree420240
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship1015
Doctor's degree - other108
Post Bachelor's Degree17038
Post Master's Degree5016
Total660317
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.
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
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] 74 completers-
Special Education and Teaching3-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Mental Retardation7-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs5-
Special Education and Teaching (other)5-
Elementary Education and Teaching7-
Secondary Education and Teaching2-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching2-
Art Teacher Education2-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education0-
Foreign Language Teacher Education1-
Health Teacher Education8-
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education0-
Mathematics Teacher Education0-
Music Teacher Education3-
Reading Teacher Education0-
Spanish Language Teacher Education0-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)2-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor9-
Education (other)18-
English Language and Literature [+] 1 completers-
English Language and Literature0-
Creative Writing1-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 2 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences2-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] 1 completers-
Mathematics1-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] 1 completers-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)1-
Psychology [+] 16 completers-
Psychology5-
Counseling Psychology11-
Educational Psychology0-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] 1 completers-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration1-
Human Services [+] 86 completers-
Social Work80$48,100
Youth Services/Administration6-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] 0 completers-
Intermedia/Multimedia0-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 43 completers-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management6-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor16-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse0-
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing0-
Nurse Anesthetist10-
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing0-
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing11-
Business [+] 14 completers-
Operations Management and Supervision1-
Accounting13-
History [+] 1 completers-
History1-
Total240
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] 15 completers-
Education15-
Total15
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 8 completers-
Nursing Administration8-
Total8
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] 12 completers-
Special Education and Teaching1-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Mental Retardation1-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism2-
Elementary Education and Teaching0-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching0-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor0-
Education (other)8-
Work and Family Studies [+] 0 completers-
Child Care and Support Services Management0-
English Language and Literature [+] 0 completers-
Creative Writing0-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 0 completers-
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology0-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 16 completers-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor0-
Behavioral Aspects of Health0-
Nursing Administration6-
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)10-
Business [+] 10 completers-
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management10-
Project Management0-
Financial Planning and Services0-
Total38
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] 0 completers-
Education (other)0-
Psychology [+] 12 completers-
Counseling Psychology0-
School Psychology12-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 3 completers-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor3-
Business [+] 1 completers-
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management1-
Total16

Graduate Student Population at RIC

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 1,079 students enrolled into Rhode Island College graduate schools where it has total 5,787 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 258 full-time and 821 part-time graduate students. By gender, 229 male and 850 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
TotalMaleFemale
Total1,079229850
Full-time25860198
Part-tme821169652
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 695 White (64.41%), 76 Black/African American (7.04%), 153 Hispanic (14.18%), 28 Asian (2.59%), and 127 students with other races. 1 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total1,079229850
American Indian/Native American202
Asian28523
Black/African American761363
Hispanic15320133
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White695162533
Two More15411
Un-Known1092584
Non-resident Alien101
Rhode Island College offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 143 graduate students (13.25% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 275 graduate students (25.49% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total1,079
Enrolled Online Exclusively143
Enrolled Some Online Courses275
Not in Online Courses661
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Rhode Island College. 222 students are aged 20 to 24 (20.57% of total students), 117 students are aged above 50 (10.84%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Rhode Island College.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total1,079229850
Age 20-2113013
Age 22-2420934175
Age 25-2926056204
Age 30-3419946153
Age 35-391182989
Age 40-4916235127
Age 50-641072582
Over 641037
Age Un-Known110

Similar Schools to RIC

Compare similar schools to Rhode Island College with admission, tuition, and more academic facts.
Salve Regina University (Salve Regina) is a Private, 4 years school located in Newport, RI. The 2023 graduate program tuition & fees is $12,190 in average. The school has a total graduate enrollment of 682 and it offers total 79 graduate programs(10 online programs).
Roger Williams University (RWU) is a Private, 4 years school located in Bristol, RI. The 2023 graduate program tuition & fees is $19,515 in average. The school has a total graduate enrollment of 294 and it offers total 110 graduate programs(14 online programs).
University of Rhode Island (URI) is a Public, 4 years school located in Kingston, RI. The 2023 graduate program tuition & fees is $16,858 for Rhode Island residents and $30,652 for out-of-state students. The school has a total graduate enrollment of 2,705 and it offers total 217 graduate programs(17 online programs).
Providence College (Providence) is a Private, 4 years school located in Providence, RI. The 2023 graduate program tuition & fees is $11,070 in average. The school has a total graduate enrollment of 477 and it offers total 108 graduate programs.
Bryant University (Bryant) is a Private, 4 years school located in Smithfield, RI. The 2023 graduate program tuition & fees is $48,600 in average. The school has a total graduate enrollment of 332 and it offers total 47 graduate programs(1 online programs).
Brown University (Brown) is a Private, 4 years school located in Providence, RI. The 2023 graduate program tuition & fees is $63,866 in average. The school has a total graduate enrollment of 3,550 and it offers total 270 graduate programs(1 online programs).

Rhode Island Best Graduate Schools

Check out the best graduate programs in Rhode Island and compare them to get right decision.
Brown UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsProvidence, RI
University of Rhode IslandPublic, 4 yearsKingston, RI
Providence CollegePrivate, 4 yearsProvidence, RI
Salve Regina UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsNewport, RI
Bryant UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsSmithfield, RI
Rhode Island CollegePublic, 4 yearsProvidence, RI
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