Major Programs and Completers by Degrees

Degree Programs Overview

Providence College offers 112 degree programs through Certificate, Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Post-Graduate Certificate programs.

A total of 1,299 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at Providence. 957 students completed bachelor's programs and 254 completed master's programs.

The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at Providence. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.

Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
	Total Programs	Online Programs	Completers
	Total Programs	Online Programs	Total	Men	Women
Associate's	2	NOT OFFERED	6	3	3
Bachelor's	71	NOT OFFERED	957	430	527
Master's	17	NOT OFFERED	254	106	148
Post-Graduate Certificate	4	NOT OFFERED	38	21	17
At least 12-weeks but less than 1-Year Certificate	17	NOT OFFERED	19	7	12
At least 1 but less than 4 years Certificate	1	NOT OFFERED	25	7	18

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from Providence College. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.

The Economics program has the highest salary ($80,089) after graduation and the Finance and Financial Management Services program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $75,198 average salary.

Bachelor
Master

Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Economics	$80,089	$6,674	$26,000	$276
Finance and Financial Management Services	$75,198	$6,267	$27,000	$286
Accounting and Related Services	$70,359	$5,863	$27,000	$286
Marketing	$63,339	$5,278	$27,000	$286
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$60,804	$5,067	$27,000	$286
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$57,894	$4,825	$27,000	$286
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$55,748	$4,646	-	-
History	$53,893	$4,491	$27,000	$286
Political Science and Government	$52,717	$4,393	$27,000	$286
Sociology	$51,581	$4,298	$27,000	$286
Biology, General	$50,103	$4,175	$27,000	$286
Special Education and Teaching	$49,104	$4,092	$27,000	$286

Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$79,036	$6,586	$20,500	$233
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$48,946	$4,079	$27,985	$318

Popular Programs with Most Completers

Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at Providence College.

At the school, the Finance Bachelor program has the most completers of 156 and the Marketing/Marketing Management Bachelor program has the second most completers of 125 students.

Popular 2-Years Cert. Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Neuroscience	25	7	18

Popular Associate Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	6	3	3

Popular Bachelor Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Finance	156	128	28
Marketing/Marketing Management	125	52	73
Biology/Biological Sciences	108	24	84
Business Administration and Management	100	56	44
Psychology	89	19	70
Political Science and Government	53	24	29
Accounting	52	31	21
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	51	9	42
Special Education and Teaching	38	1	37
Economics	36	24	12

Popular Master Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Business Administration and Management	104	52	52
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	30	10	20
Business Statistics	23	14	9
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	22	8	14
Educational Leadership and Administration	20	6	14
History	10	7	3
Urban Education and Leadership	9	4	5
Reading Teacher Education	8	-	8
Secondary Education and Teaching	8	2	6
International/Global Studies	6	-	6

Popular 1-Year Cert. Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Public Administration	4	-	4
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (other)	3	1	2
Organizational Behavior Studies	3	2	1
Business Administration and Management	3	1	2
Social Studies Teacher Education	1	-	1
Mathematics Teacher Education	1	-	1
Music Teacher Education	1	1	-
Community Organization and Advocacy	1	-	1
Labor and Industrial Relations	1	1	-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	1	1	-

Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers

Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.

What is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Environmental Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
American/United States Studies/Civilization	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Women's Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Communications Technologies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Communication and Media Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sports Communication	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Education program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Computer Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Engineering program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	22	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Urban Education and Leadership	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	38	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	30	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Foreign Language Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mathematics Teacher Education	1	NOT OFFERED	1	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music Teacher Education	1	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Social Studies Teacher Education	1	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Biology Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Chemistry Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
French Language Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
History Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physics Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Pre-Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Engineering Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Legal Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
French Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Italian Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is English Language and Literature program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
English Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Creative Writing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	6	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Mathematics and Statistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	108	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Biochemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Environmental Biology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Conservation Biology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Neuroscience	25	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
International/Global Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8

What is Theology and Religious Vocations program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Philosophy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Religion/Religious Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Physical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Bible/Biblical Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Theology/Theological Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

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

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	89	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Human Services program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Fire Services Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Social Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Community Organization and Advocacy	1	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public Administration	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Social Work	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Social Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Criminology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	36	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	53	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

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

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Fashion/Apparel Design	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Photography	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Art/Art Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Drawing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Intermedia/Multimedia	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Painting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sculpture	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Printmaking	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Ceramic Arts and Ceramics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Business program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	51	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (other)	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
International Public Health/International Health	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	3	0	100	104	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	52	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	156	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Labor and Industrial Relations	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Organizational Behavior Studies	3	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Business Statistics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	23	NOT OFFERED	20
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	125	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Digital Marketing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	3	0	100	104	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	52	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	156	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Labor and Industrial Relations	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Organizational Behavior Studies	3	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Business Statistics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	23	NOT OFFERED	20
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	125	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Digital Marketing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10
History	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	23	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

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