Offered Programs at RIC
Offered Degrees/Programs
Cert., BS, MS, DR, Post-Grad.
Offered Through Online Classes
BS
Total Number of Programs
178
Total Number of Online Programs
1
Total Number of Completers
1,475
Rhode Island College offers 178 programs through Certificate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, and Post Graduate Certificate . By degree types, it offers 116 Bachelor's, 37 Master's, 1 Doctorate (research), 1 Doctorate (professional), 3 1-Year Certificate, 17 Post-BS Certificate, 3 Post-MS Certificate programs
It also offers its programs via online learning and 1 programs are available through Certificate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate and Post Graduate Certificate . By degree types, it offers 1 Bachelor's program in the virtual environment.
For the academic year 2023-2024, total 1,475 students have completed their degree/programs and graduated from Rhode Island College.
The following table summarizes the offered degrees and programs with number of programs and number of completers.
By degrees/certificates, 1,057 Bachelor's, 309 Master's, 5 Doctorate (professional), 37 1 Year Certificate, 55 Post-BS Certificate, and 12 Post-MS Certificate were awareded by RIC.
Number of Programs Number of Online Programs Number of Completers Bachelor's 116 1 1,057 Master's 37 0 309 Doctorate (research) 1 0 - Doctorate (professional) 1 0 5 1 Year Certificate 3 0 37 Post-BS Certificate 17 0 55 Post-MS Certificate 3 0 12 Total 178 1 1,475
The following table shows the best programs at Rhode Island College based on earning after completing the program by degree types.
Bachelor Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study Median Earning after Graduation Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse $63,300 Finance $47,000 Management Information Systems $46,100 Accounting $43,700 Business Administration and Management $39,200
Master Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study Median Earning after Graduation Social Work $48,100
The following table lists the popular programs at Rhode Island College based on number of completers for each offered programs in 2023-2024.
Program Name Completers Earning after Graduation Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 121 $63,300 Psychology 112 $31,700 Social Work 79 $29,900 Business Administration and Management 51 $39,200 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies 50 -
Program Name Completers Earning after Graduation Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor 24 - Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other) 17 - Behavioral Aspects of Health 10 -
Program Name Completers Earning after Graduation Counseling Psychology 16 -
The follwing tabs shows all major programs offered at RIC by awared level. You can check online avaiability, number of completers, and average earning after graduation for each major by expanding the major program.
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
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2 completers - Gerontology ✕ 0 - International/Global Studies ✕ 2 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Business
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34 completers -
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management ✕ 34 - Total 37
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation
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5 completers - Environmental Studies ✕ 5 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
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0 completers - Latin American Studies ✕ 0 - French Studies ✕ 0 - African-American/Black Studies ✕ 0 - Women's Studies ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism
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26 completers $28,200 Communication ✕ 0 - Speech Communication and Rhetoric ✕ 6 $28,200 Mass Communication/Media Studies ✕ 14 - Journalism ✕ 0 - Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication ✕ 4 - Communication Management and Strategic Communications ✕ 2 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences
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39 completers $56,800 Computer Science ✕ 39 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Education
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105 completers - Special Education and Teaching ✕ 0 $38,400 Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs ✕ 18 - Education/Teaching of Individuals in Junior High/Middle School Special Education ✕ 0 - Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs ✕ 0 - Special Education and Teaching (other) ✕ 0 - Elementary Education and Teaching ✕ 11 - Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching ✕ 0 - Secondary Education and Teaching ✕ 0 - Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching ✕ 0 - Early Childhood Education and Teaching ✕ 27 - Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other) ✕ 0 - Art Teacher Education ✕ 9 - English/Language Arts Teacher Education ✕ 7 - Foreign Language Teacher Education ✕ 0 - Health Teacher Education ✕ 6 - Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education ✕ 3 - Mathematics Teacher Education ✕ 3 - Music Teacher Education ✕ 5 - Physical Education Teaching and Coaching ✕ 1 - Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education ✕ 3 - Social Science Teacher Education ✕ 2 - Social Studies Teacher Education ✕ 1 - Technical Teacher Education ✕ 0 - Biology Teacher Education ✕ 0 - Chemistry Teacher Education ✕ 0 - French Language Teacher Education ✕ 0 - History Teacher Education ✕ 6 - Physics Teacher Education ✕ 0 - Spanish Language Teacher Education ✕ 3 - Education (other) ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
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6 completers - Foreign Languages and Literatures ✕ 6 - French Language and Literature ✕ 0 - Portuguese Language and Literature ✕ 0 - Spanish Language and Literature ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Work and Family Studies
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0 completers - Adult Development and Aging ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature
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29 completers $27,300 English Language and Literature ✕ 11 $27,300 Creative Writing ✕ 18 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities
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2 completers - Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies ✕ 2 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
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21 completers $34,400 Biology/Biological Sciences ✕ 21 $34,400 Biochemistry ✕ 0 - Biotechnology ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics
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6 completers - Mathematics ✕ 6 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
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4 completers - Data Science, General ✕ 4 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
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10 completers - Sport and Fitness Administration/Management ✕ 0 - Kinesiology and Exercise Science ✕ 10 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Philosophy and Religious Studies
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1 completers - Philosophy ✕ 1 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences
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5 completers - Chemistry ✕ 2 - Environmental Chemistry ✕ 2 - Chemistry (other) ✕ 0 - Physics ✕ 1 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Psychology
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93 completers $31,700 Psychology ✕ 93 $31,700 Psychology (other) ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
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43 completers $34,000 Criminal Justice/Safety Studies ✕ 43 - Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Human Services
✔ (1 completers)119 completers - Public Administration ✕ 3 - Social Work ✕ 56 $29,900 Youth Services/Administration ✕ 14 - Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other) ✔ 46 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Social Sciences
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37 completers - Social Sciences ✕ 0 - Anthropology ✕ 7 - Economics ✕ 2 - Geography ✕ 0 - Political Science and Government ✕ 21 $35,000 Sociology ✕ 7 $31,300
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts
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53 completers - Digital Arts ✕ 3 - Dance ✕ 1 - Graphic Design ✕ 11 - Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts ✕ 2 $24,200 Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology ✕ 2 - Acting ✕ 4 - Musical Theatre ✕ 6 - Film/Cinema/Video Studies ✕ 4 - Photography ✕ 1 - Fine/Studio Arts ✕ 0 - Art History, Criticism and Conservation ✕ 3 - Painting ✕ 4 - Sculpture ✕ 2 - Printmaking ✕ 3 - Ceramic Arts and Ceramics ✕ 2 - Metal and Jewelry Arts ✕ 2 - Music ✕ 3 - Music Performance ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
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206 completers - Communication Sciences and Disorders ✕ 9 - Dental Hygiene/Hygienist ✕ 0 - Health/Health Care Administration/Management ✕ 14 $37,200 Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist ✕ 6 - Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician ✕ 7 - Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer ✕ 22 - Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology/Technician ✕ 9 - Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician ✕ 4 - Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling ✕ 1 $26,300 Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling ✕ 0 - Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse ✕ 134 $63,300
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Business
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175 completers - Business Administration and Management ✕ 36 $39,200 Operations Management and Supervision ✕ 7 - Accounting ✕ 62 $43,700 Finance ✕ 21 $47,000 Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration ✕ 6 - Management Information Systems ✕ 21 $46,100 Marketing/Marketing Management ✕ 22 $33,600
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
History
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13 completers -
History ✕ 13 $26,300 Public/Applied History ✕ 0 - Total 1,057
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Education
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88 completers - Special Education and Teaching ✕ 8 - Education/Teaching of Individuals with Mental Retardation ✕ 4 - Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs ✕ 2 - Special Education and Teaching (other) ✕ 19 - Elementary Education and Teaching ✕ 5 - Secondary Education and Teaching ✕ 1 - Early Childhood Education and Teaching ✕ 1 - Art Teacher Education ✕ 3 - English/Language Arts Teacher Education ✕ 1 - Foreign Language Teacher Education ✕ 4 - Health Teacher Education ✕ 6 - Mathematics Teacher Education ✕ 0 - Music Teacher Education ✕ 0 - Reading Teacher Education ✕ 1 - Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other) ✕ 0 - Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor ✕ 18 - Education (other) ✕ 15 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature
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5 completers - English Language and Literature ✕ 3 - Creative Writing ✕ 2 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics
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2 completers - Mathematics ✕ 2 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
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0 completers - Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other) ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Psychology
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5 completers - Psychology ✕ 5 - School Psychology ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
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0 completers - Criminal Justice/Safety Studies ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Human Services
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113 completers - Social Work ✕ 104 $48,100 Youth Services/Administration ✕ 9 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts
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0 completers - Intermedia/Multimedia ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
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69 completers - Health/Health Care Administration/Management ✕ 14 - Mental Health Counseling/Counselor ✕ 30 - Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse ✕ 0 - Nurse Anesthetist ✕ 10 - Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing ✕ 6 - Geriatric Nurse/Nursing ✕ 9 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Business
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6 completers - Operations Management and Supervision ✕ 0 - Accounting ✕ 6 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
History
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1 completers -
History ✕ 1 - Total 309
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Education
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0 completers -
Education ✕ 0 - Total 0
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
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5 completers -
Nursing Administration ✕ 5 - Total 5
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Education
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9 completers - Special Education and Teaching ✕ 0 - Education/Teaching of Individuals with Mental Retardation ✕ 0 - Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism ✕ 0 - Elementary Education and Teaching ✕ 0 - Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching ✕ 0 - Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor ✕ 0 - Education (other) ✕ 9 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Work and Family Studies
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9 completers - Child Care and Support Services Management ✕ 9 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature
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0 completers - Creative Writing ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
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1 completers - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ✕ 1 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
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9 completers - Mental Health Counseling/Counselor ✕ 4 - Behavioral Aspects of Health ✕ 0 - Nursing Administration ✕ 4 - Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other) ✕ 1 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Business
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8 completers - Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management ✕ 8 - Financial Planning and Services ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
History
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0 completers -
Public/Applied History ✕ 0 - Total 55
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Education
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0 completers - Education (other) ✕ 0 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Psychology
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12 completers - School Psychology ✕ 12 -
Program Available Online Number of Completers Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
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0 completers -
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor ✕ 0 - Total 12
