Graduate Programs | Providence College

Graduate Program Overview

Providence College is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Providence, Rhode Island. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For academic year 2021-2022, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $9,750. It offers sixteen (16) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Providence College
Type	Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Address	1 Cunningham Square, Providence, RI
Graduate School Students	523 students 223 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2021-2022)	$9,750
Student to Faculty	11:1 (9.09%)
Number of Graduate Programs	Total 16 Graduate Programs 14 Master's, 2 Post graduate certificates

2022 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2021-2022 graduate tuition & fees at Providence College with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $9,750 for all students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $542.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	Amounts
Tuition	$9,750
Cost per Credit	$542
Books & Supplies	$1,150
Room & Board	$16,060 (On-Campus) / $12,200 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$1,212 (On-Campus) / $1,610 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$28,172
Off-Campus Total	$24,710

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2018-2022)
	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022
Tuition & Fees	$9,162	$9,240	$9,660	$9,750	$9,750

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Providence College offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 16 major areas - 14 Master's , 2 Post-Bachelor'. 232 students have been conferred Master's degree and 42 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	232	42	21	-
Men	100	20	8	-
Women	132	22	13	-

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.

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Organizational Behavior Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Business Statistics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	19	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship	22	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Secondary School Administration/Principalship		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Urban Education and Leadership	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	32	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$41,400	-	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Reading Teacher Education	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Mathematics And Statistics

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Mathematics	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Philosophy And Religious Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Religion/Religious Studies		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Theology And Religious Vocations

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Bible/Biblical Studies		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Theology/Theological Studies	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	103	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$63,200	-	-

History

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
History	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Foreign Language Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Social Studies Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Biology Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Human Services

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Community Organization and Advocacy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Public Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$63,200	-	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Labor and Industrial Relations	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Organizational Behavior Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 4,821 students enrolled in Providence College including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 523 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 207 male and 316 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 195 full-time and 328 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers online degree programs and 223 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 168 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	523
Men Students	207
Women Students	316

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	523
Full-time Students	195
Part-time Students	328

By race/ethnicity 401 White, 25 Black, and 4 Asian students are attending at Providence College. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	523
American Indian / Native American	1
Asian	4
Black	25
Hispanic	32
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander	2
White	401
Two or more races	11
Un-Known	36

12 students are younger than 22 and 71 students are older than 65. The school has 327 students aged between 22 and 30 and 112 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	523
21 & Under	12
22-24	215
25-29	112
30-34	71
35-39	41
40 & Over	71

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Providence College, 223 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 168 students are enrolled in some online courses.