Public Administration Schools In Rhode Island
There are 4 accredited public administration schools in Rhode Island for faculty who teach public administration classes to choose from. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the public administration academic community in Rhode Island, and the future trends in public administration training at the following levels:
- Public Administration Certificate
- Associates degree in Public Administration
- Bachelors degree in Public Administration
- Masters degree in Public Administration
- PhD degree in Public Administration
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Professional Trends
Rhode Island Vs. National Public Administration Employment
| Rhode Island | 1,370 |
| National | 391,290 |
Of all of the public administration professionals that work in the US, approximately 0% work in Rhode Island state.
Employment Growth for Public administration professionals In Rhode Island
| 1,270 | 1,380 | 1,370 | 1,410 | 1,370 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Rhode Island, public administration is a growing field. In Rhode Island, 100 more public administration professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 8% growth in the field. This growth is faster than the change in the number of public administration professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of public administration professionals has shrunk by 4% from 2006 to 2010.
Public Administration VS. All Professions salaries in Rhode Island
| $110,140 | $85,020 | $87,533 | $87,387 | $89,600 |
| $45,814 | $47,319 | $48,863 | $50,877 | $52,430 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Public Administration
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of public administration professionals is growing, the salaries paid to public administration professionals are decreasing in Rhode Island. In 2006 public administration professionals made a mean salary of $110,140 per year, and in 2010 they made $89,600 per year.
Salary percentiles for Public administration professionals in Rhode Island
10th percentile |
$52,307 |
25th percentile |
$64,233 |
50th percentile |
$76,159 |
75th percentile |
$83,775 |
90th percentile |
$92,153 |
Thus, there was a 23% decline in public administration professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions are quite different from this decline. In Rhode Island state, within the field of public administration, there is a slight variation in pay. The highest paid public administration professionals earn -32% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.
Average Salaries for Public administration professionals and related professions in Rhode Island
Business Administration |
$100,037 |
Business Management |
$109,011 |
Criminal Justice |
$51,505 |
Political Science |
$106,990 |
Public Administration |
$89,600 |
Social Work |
$56,112 |
Sociology |
$120,320 |
In Rhode Island, public administration professionals earn, on average, more than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Public Administration programs available for each degree type for all schools in Rhode Island
associate |
1 |
bachelor |
4 |
master |
4 |
doctor |
1 |
Certificate |
1 |
| Total | 11 |
As the number of public administration professionals is increasing in Rhode Island state, the number of students graduating from the 4 accredited public administration schools in Rhode Island state is also increasing. In Rhode Island, there were 76 graduates in 2006. And there were 122 graduates from public administration courses in 2010.
This represents a 61% increase in the number of public administration degree or certificate school graduates in Rhode Island state. Most of these graduates, or 36%, earned an bachelor's degree in public administration.