Graduate School Tuition at Roger Williams University

Roger Williams University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Bristol, RI. It offers 22 graduate programs - 16 Master's, and 6 Post-bachelor's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $22,694 for all graduate students. A total of 294 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 4,397 students at RWU.

RWU offers online graduate programs and 1 out of 294 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

The Master's Architecture program has the highest salary ($50,900) after graduation and the Doctorate Law program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $47,300 average salary.

You can find RWU's health profession programs at health professions information page.

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Graduate Program Overview

Roger Williams University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Bristol, Rhode Island. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $22,694. It offers twenty-two (22) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Roger Williams University
Type	four-years, private (not-for-profit)
Address	One Old Ferry Road, Bristol, RI
Graduate School Students	322 students 1 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	$22,694
Student to Faculty	14:1 (7.14%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 22 Graduate Programs 16 Master's, 6 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Roger Williams University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs.

The tuition & fees is $22,694 for all students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,125.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	Amounts
Tuition	$21,744
Fees	$950
Cost per Credit	$1,125
Books & Supplies	$900
Room & Board	$16,690 (On-Campus) / $15,280 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$3,350 (On-Campus) / $2,920 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$43,634
Off-Campus Total	$41,794

Tuition Trends

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Tuition & Fees	$16,668	$17,916	$18,406	$19,515	$22,694

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Roger Williams University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 22 major areas - 16 Master's (5 online programs), 6 Post-Bachelor'(2 online programs).

168 students have been conferred Master's degree and 7 students have received Doctorate degree last year. The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Bachelor's	Post-Master's
Total	168	7	1	-
Men	66	2	1	-
Women	102	5	-	-

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ^ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Architecture

what is Architecture program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Historic Preservation and Conservation (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Human Services

what is Human Services program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Administration	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Organizational Leadership	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Architecture

what is Architecture program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology	56	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	4^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Special Education and Teaching	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Elementary Education and Teaching		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Reading Teacher Education		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Historic Preservation and Conservation	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Psychology		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Clinical Psychology		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Forensic Psychology	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (other)	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	24^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Human Services

what is Human Services program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Administration	11^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Social Sciences

what is Social Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Social Sciences	2^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	25	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Organizational Leadership	6^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Construction Management	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Historic Preservation and Conservation		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Human Services

what is Human Services program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Administration	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 4,529 students enrolled in Roger Williams University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 322 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.

By gender, it has 134 male and 188 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 225 full-time and 97 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 1 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	322	225	97
Men Students	134	87	47
Women Students	188	138	50

By race/ethnicity 240 White, 13 Black, and 3 Asian students are attending at Roger Williams University. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
	Total	Men	Women
Total	322	134	188
Asian	2	1	13
Black	13	7	6
Hispanic	37	12	25
White	240	107	133
Tow or More Races	15	2	13
Race Unknown	10	4	6

9 students are younger than 22 and 33 students are older than 65. The school has 220 students aged between 22 and 30 and 32 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	322
21 & Under	9
22-24	179
25-29	41
30-34	18
35-39	14
40 & Over	33

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field.

At RWU, 1 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 0 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	294
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	1
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	0
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	293

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	1
Rhode Island Resident	0
Other State In U.S.	1
Outside of U.S.	0

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