2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Rhode Island College with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Rhode Island residents, the tuition & fees are $9,788 and $18,230 for non-Rhode Island residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $495 for Rhode Island residents and $964 for out-of-state students.
Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)
2024 COATuition Trends
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$8,910$17,352
Fees$878$878
Cost per Credit$495$964
Books & Supplies$1,200
Room & Board$13,719 (On-Campus) / $14,688 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$1,440 (On-Campus) / $2,200 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$26,147$34,589
Off-Campus Total$27,876$36,318
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
In-State$8,541$9,036$9,590$9,788$9,788
Out-of-State$15,867$16,884$17,834$18,230$18,230

Graduate Program Overview

Rhode Island College is a four-years, public school located in Providence, 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 $9,788 for Rhode Island residents and $18,230 for out-of-state students.
It offers sixty-six (66) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameRhode Island College
TypeFour-years, Public
Address600 Mount Pleasant Ave, Providence, RI
Graduate School Students1,079 students
80 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$9,788
Out-of-State$18,230
Student to Faculty11:1 (9.09%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 66 Graduate Programs
42 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 22 Post graduate certificates

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Rhode Island College offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 66 major areas - 42 Master's , 2 Doctorate , 17 Post-Bachelor', 5 Post-Master'. 240 students have been conferred Master's degree and 23 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'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total240233816
Men46893
Women194152913
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.
Education
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Special Education and Teaching- NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Mental Retardation- NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Education/Teaching of Individuals with AutismNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and Teaching- NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor- NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Education (other)- NOT OFFERED 8 -
Work and Family Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Child Care and Support Services ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
English Language and Literature
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Creative Writing- NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor- NOT OFFERED - -
Behavioral Aspects of HealthNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Nursing AdministrationNOT OFFERED - 6 NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10 NOT OFFERED
Business
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10 -
Project ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Financial Planning and ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Education
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Special Education and Teaching3 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Mental Retardation7 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching (other)5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and Teaching7 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and Teaching2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and Teaching2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art Teacher Education2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
English/Language Arts Teacher Education- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Foreign Language Teacher Education1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Teacher Education8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics Teacher Education- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music Teacher Education3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher Education- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language Teacher Education- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor9 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Education (other)18 NOT OFFERED - -
English Language and Literature
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Creative Writing1 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Statistics
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychology
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Counseling Psychology11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Educational Psychology- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Services
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Social Work80 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Youth Services/Administration6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Intermedia/Multimedia- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health/Health Care Administration/Management6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor16 NOT OFFERED - -
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nurse Anesthetist10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Operations Management and Supervision1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Accounting13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
History
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education (other)- NOT OFFERED - -
Psychology
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Counseling Psychology- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
School PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
Business
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED - 1
Education
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
EducationNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Nursing AdministrationNOT OFFERED - - NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 6,331 students enrolled in Rhode Island College including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.
In graduate school, 1,079 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 229 male and 850 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 258 full-time and 821 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 80 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 95 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total1,079
Men Students229
Women Students850
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total1,079
Full-time Students258
Part-time Students821
By race/ethnicity 695 White, 76 Black, and 28 Asian students are attending at Rhode Island College. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total1,079
American Indian /
Native American
2
Asian28
Black76
Hispanic153
White695
Two or more races15
Un-Known109
3 students are younger than 22 and 286 students are older than 65. The school has 480 students aged between 22 and 30 and 299 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total1,079
21 & Under3
22-24199
25-29281
30-34178
35-39121
40 & Over286
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Rhode Island College, 80 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 95 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment1,068
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses80
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses95
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses893
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses80
Rhode Island Resident71
Other State In U.S.9
Outside of U.S.0


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