Graduate Programs | Rhode Island School of Design

2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Rhode Island School of Design with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $59,760 for prospective students.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	Amounts
Tuition	$58,690
Fees	$1,070
Books & Supplies	$2,700
Room & Board	$15,850 (On-Campus) / $15,850 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$3,500 (On-Campus) / $3,500 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$81,810
Off-Campus Total	$81,810

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Tuition & Fees	$52,860	$54,890	$56,290	$57,505	$59,760

Graduate Program Overview

Rhode Island School of Design 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 the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $59,760.

It offers seventeen (17) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Rhode Island School of Design
Type	Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Address	2 College St, Providence, RI
Graduate School Students	532 students
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	$59,760
Student to Faculty	9:1 (11.11%)
Number of Graduate Programs	Total 17 Graduate Programs 17 Master's

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Rhode Island School of Design offers Masters graduate degree/certificate programs through 17 major areas - 17 Master's . 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	220	-	-	-
Men	65	-	-	-
Women	155	-	-	-

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
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology	70	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer Graphics	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Art Teacher Education	23	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Systems Science and Theory	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sustainability Studies	29	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Precision Production Trades

what is Precision Production Trades program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Furniture Design and Manufacturing	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Photography	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Painting	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sculpture	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Printmaking	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Ceramic Arts and Ceramics	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Metal and Jewelry Arts	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Fine Arts and Art Studies (other)	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 2,576 students enrolled in Rhode Island School of Design including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.

In graduate school, 532 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 182 male and 350 female graduate students. All 532 graduate students are enrolled as full-time status

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	532
Men Students	182
Women Students	350

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	532
Full-time Students	532
Part-time Students	-

By race/ethnicity 159 White, 23 Black, and 34 Asian students are attending at Rhode Island School of Design. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	532
American Indian / Native American	1
Asian	34
Black	23
Hispanic	38
White	159
Two or more races	17
Un-Known	14

8 students are younger than 22 and 13 students are older than 65. The school has 405 students aged between 22 and 30 and 86 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	532
21 & Under	8
22-24	155
25-29	250
30-34	73
35-39	13
40 & Over	13

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 School of Design, 0 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 17 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	512
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	0
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	17
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	495

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

Graduate School Tuition at Rhode Island School of Design