Business Administration & Management at Rhode Island College

If you plan to study business administration and management, take a look at what Rhode Island College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

RIC is located in Providence, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 7,072. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 83 students received a bachelor's degree in business administration from RIC.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Business Administration & Management section at the bottom of this page.

RIC Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Business Administration (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration
• Master’s Degree in Business Administration

RIC Business Administration & Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business administration progam at RIC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The business administration major at RIC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Business Administration & Management. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	134
	143
	208
	224
	235
	270
	313
	344
	485
	755
	815
	881
	898
	912
	924
	969
	1,023
	1,174
	1,183
	1,382
	1,566
	1,632

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in business administration from RIC. This makes it the #881 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of RIC Business Administration Graduates

The median salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor's degree at RIC is $38,526. This is less than $41,334, which is the national average of all business administration majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Business Administration Student Demographics at RIC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the business administration majors at Rhode Island College.

RIC Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of business administration bachelor's degrees went to men and 52% went to women.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business administration at RIC are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities in its business administration bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rhode Island College with a bachelor's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	44
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

RIC Business Administration & Management Master’s Program

Of the 17 business administration students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from RIC, about 47% were men and 53% were women.

Of the students who received a business administration master's degree from RIC, 65% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rhode Island College with a master's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

RIC also has a doctoral program available in business administration. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Business Administration & Management

If you plan to be a business administration major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Rhode Island College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Business Administration and Management	83
Operations Management	17

Related Majors

• Finance & Financial Management
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing
• Accounting

Careers That Business Administration Grads May Go Into

A degree in business administration can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for RI, the home state for Rhode Island College.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
General and Operations Managers	5,730	$155,910
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	4,770	$62,480
Retail Sales Supervisors	3,590	$56,540
Management Analysts	3,120	$87,610
Production and Operating Worker Supervisors	2,590	$71,230

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Arctichistorian01 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.