Number of Programs with Completers

The following table summarizes the offered degrees and programs with number of programs and number of completers.
By degrees/certificates, 3,544 Bachelor's, 645 Master's, 93 Doctorate (research), 132 Doctorate (professional), 21 1 Year Certificate, 172 Post-BS Certificate, and 6 Post-MS Certificate were awareded by URI.
Number of ProgramsNumber of Online ProgramsNumber of Completers
Bachelor's9413,544
Master's557645
Doctorate (research)30093
Doctorate (professional)30132
1 Year Certificate6221
Post-BS Certificate3615172
Post-MS Certificate206
Total227254,644

Best Major Programs (Ranked in U.S. Colleges)

The following table shows the best programs at University of Rhode Island based on earning after completing the program by degree types.
BachelorMaster
Bachelor Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyMedian Earning after Graduation
Computer Engineering$68,700
Electrical and Electronics Engineering$67,900
Computer and Information Sciences$64,300
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse$63,300
Mechanical Engineering$62,700
Master Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyMedian Earning after Graduation
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse$107,400
Business Administration and Management$73,900
Accounting$62,400
Public Administration$54,700
Communication Sciences and Disorders$53,100

Popular Programs with Most Completers

The following table lists the popular programs at University of Rhode Island based on number of completers for each offered programs in 2023-2024.
Bachelor'sPost-graduateMaster'sDoctorate

Major Programs by Offered Degree

The follwing tabs shows all major programs offered at URI by awared level. You can check online avaiability, number of completers, and average earning after graduation for each major by expanding the major program.
1 Year CertificateBachelor'sMaster'sDoctorate (Research)Doctorate (Practice)Doctorate (Other)Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation ✕ 5 completers-
Natural Resource Economics✕5-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education ✔ (1 completers) 0 completers-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✔0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies ✕ 0 completers-
Marine Sciences✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✔ (1 completers) 11 completers-
Pharmaceutical Sciences✔11-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business ✕ 5 completers-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies✕1-
Management Science✕4-
Total21
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture ✕ 88 completers-
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture✕9-
Applied Horticulture/Horticultural Business Services (other)✕10-
Animal Sciences✕69$23,800
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation ✕ 113 completers$32,700
Natural Resources/Conservation✕0$32,700
Environmental Science✕32-
Natural Resource Economics✕30-
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management✕13-
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management✕38$17,000
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Architecture ✕ 16 completers-
Landscape Architecture✕16$36,600
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies ✕ 10 completers-
African-American/Black Studies✕0-
Women's Studies✕10-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism ✕ 291 completers$33,100
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕173$33,100
Journalism✕14$22,700
Public Relations/Image Management✕69-
Sports Communication✕35-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences ✕ 125 completers$64,300
Computer and Information Sciences✕125$64,300
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education ✔ (1 completers) 124 completers-
Elementary Education and Teaching✕81-
Secondary Education and Teaching✕30-
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching✔0-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕13-
Foreign Language Teacher Education✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering ✕ 316 completers-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕35$60,100
Chemical Engineering✕25$55,700
Civil Engineering✕59$57,300
Computer Engineering✕21$68,700
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕31$67,900
Mechanical Engineering✕101$62,700
Ocean Engineering✕26-
Industrial Engineering✕18-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics ✕ 133 completers-
Foreign Languages and Literatures✕15-
Chinese Language and Literature✕29-
German Language and Literature✕28$48,500
French Language and Literature✕18$39,300
Italian Language and Literature✕4-
Spanish Language and Literature✕39-
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Work and Family Studies ✕ 155 completers-
Human Nutrition✕6-
Human Development and Family Studies✕95$29,000
Apparel and Textiles✕54$34,800
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature ✕ 58 completers$29,200
English Language and Literature✕53$29,200
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing✕5-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities ✕ 0 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences ✕ 279 completers$36,200
Biology/Biological Sciences✕125$36,200
Biomedical Sciences✕31-
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology✕34-
Neuropharmacology✕2-
Biotechnology✕23-
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography✕43-
Neuroscience✕7-
Neurobiology and Anatomy✕14-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics ✕ 33 completers$43,100
Mathematics✕33$43,100
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies ✕ 19 completers-
Business Analytics✕1-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)✕18-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies ✕ 128 completers-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness✕15-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕113-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Philosophy and Religious Studies ✕ 10 completers-
Philosophy✕10-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences ✕ 33 completers-
Chemistry✕9-
Forensic Chemistry✕0-
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)✕18-
Physics✕4-
Physics (other)✕2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology ✕ 264 completers$30,400
Psychology✕264$30,400
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Human Services ✕ 21 completers-
Public Policy Analysis✕21$33,900
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Social Sciences ✕ 219 completers-
Anthropology✕14-
Criminology✕95-
Economics✕26$35,000
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕23-
International Relations and Affairs✕1-
Political Science and Government✕48$28,900
Sociology✕12$34,700
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts ✕ 106 completers-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕20-
Cinematography and Film/Video Production✕46-
Art/Art Studies✕14$24,300
Fine/Studio Arts✕12-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation✕0-
Music✕14$33,800
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✕ 456 completers-
Health and Wellness✕92-
Communication Sciences and Disorders✕64$28,700
Health/Health Care Administration/Management✕2-
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist✕9-
Dietetics/Dietitian✕28$28,600
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕261$63,300
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business ✕ 516 completers-
Business/Commerce✕0-
Business Administration and Management✕100$45,600
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management✕60-
Organizational Leadership✕6-
Accounting✕88$46,600
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies✕13-
Finance✕116$50,900
International Business/Trade/Commerce✕9-
Marketing/Marketing Management✕119$44,500
Apparel and Accessories Marketing Operations✕5-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
History ✕ 27 completers-
History✕27$26,200
Total3,544
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture ✕ 0 completers-
Animal Sciences✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation ✕ 34 completers-
Environmental Science✕0-
Natural Resources Management and Policy✕34-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism ✕ 7 completers-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕7-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences ✔ (1 completers) 19 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences✕4-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✔15-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education ✔ (1 completers) 56 completers$46,100
Education✕21$46,100
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration✕13-
Special Education and Teaching✕0-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor✔22-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering ✕ 43 completers-
Chemical Engineering✕2-
Civil Engineering✕4-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕11-
Mechanical Engineering✕7-
Ocean Engineering✕12-
Industrial Engineering✕7-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics ✕ 0 completers-
Spanish Language and Literature✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Work and Family Studies ✕ 26 completers-
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies✕8-
Human Development and Family Studies✕14$42,900
Apparel and Textiles✕4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature ✕ 3 completers-
English Language and Literature✕3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Library Science ✔ (1 completers) 55 completers$43,600
Library and Information Science✔55$43,600
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences ✕ 5 completers-
Molecular Biology✕0-
Zoology/Animal Biology✕0-
Aquatic Biology/Limnology✕0-
Neuroscience✕5-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics ✕ 11 completers-
Mathematics✕4-
Statistics✕7-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies ✔ (1 completers) 24 completers-
Biological and Physical Sciences✕24-
Data Science, General✔0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies ✕ 11 completers-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕11-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences ✕ 23 completers-
Chemistry✕1-
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical✕20-
Physics✕2-
Physics (other)✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology ✕ 6 completers-
Psychology✕6-
School Psychology✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Human Services ✕ 36 completers-
Public Administration✕27$54,700
Public Policy Analysis✕9-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Social Sciences ✕ 18 completers-
Applied Economics✕4-
International Relations and Affairs✕14-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts ✕ 3 completers-
Music✕3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✔ (2 completers) 127 completers-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist✕32-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management✔9-
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist✕0-
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design✕7-
Health/Medical Physics✕3-
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services (other)✔50-
Nursing Science✕26-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business ✔ (1 completers) 128 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕104$73,900
Accounting✕12$62,400
Finance✕0-
Labor and Industrial Relations✕5-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)✔7-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
History ✕ 10 completers-
History✕10-
Total645
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation ✕ 0 completers-
Environmental Science✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences ✕ 1 completers-
Computer Science✕1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education ✕ 3 completers-
Education✕3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering ✕ 16 completers-
Chemical Engineering✕3-
Civil Engineering✕1-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕5-
Mechanical Engineering✕3-
Ocean Engineering✕2-
Industrial Engineering✕2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Work and Family Studies ✕ 0 completers-
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature ✕ 4 completers-
English Language and Literature✕4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences ✕ 2 completers-
Biochemistry✕0-
Molecular Biology✕0-
Neuroscience✕2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics ✕ 2 completers-
Mathematics✕2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies ✕ 11 completers-
Biological and Physical Sciences✕11-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences ✕ 20 completers-
Chemistry✕6-
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical✕10-
Physics✕4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology ✕ 4 completers-
Experimental Psychology✕0-
Clinical Psychology✕4-
School Psychology✕0-
Applied Behavior Analysis✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Human Services ✕ 0 completers-
Public Policy Analysis✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Social Sciences ✕ 3 completers-
Applied Economics✕3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✕ 14 completers-
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design✕11-
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry✕0-
Nursing Science✕3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business ✕ 2 completers-
Business/Commerce✕2-
Total93
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✕ 132 completers-
Pharmacy✕127-
Nursing Practice✕5-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business ✕ 0 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕0-
Total132
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✕ 31 completers-
Physical Therapy/Therapist✕31-
Total31
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture ✕ 1 completers-
Aquaculture✕1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation ✔ (2 completers) 4 completers-
Natural Resources/Conservation✔0-
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management✔4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Architecture ✕ 2 completers-
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning✕2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies ✕ 1 completers-
Women's Studies✕1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism ✕ 4 completers-
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia✕4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences ✔ (1 completers) 0 completers-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✔0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education ✔ (1 completers) 11 completers-
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching✔6-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕0-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching✕0-
Reading Teacher Education✕5-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering ✕ 1 completers-
Computer Engineering (other)✕1-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕0-
Polymer/Plastics Engineering✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Work and Family Studies ✕ 0 completers-
Human Development and Family Studies✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature ✕ 4 completers-
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing✕4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Library Science ✕ 0 completers-
Library and Information Science✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences ✕ 5 completers-
Neuroscience✕5-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies ✔ (1 completers) 8 completers-
Mathematics and Computer Science✔8-
Thanatology✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences ✔ (1 completers) 9 completers-
Hydrology and Water Resources Science✕4-
Physics (other)✔5-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting ✔ (1 completers) 4 completers-
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism✔4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Human Services ✔ (3 completers) 68 completers-
Public Administration✔24-
Public Works Management✔24-
Public Policy Analysis✔20-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Social Sciences ✕ 22 completers-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography✕22-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✔ (4 completers) 0 completers-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management✔0-
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management✔0-
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator✔0-
Pharmaceutical Sciences✔0-
Nursing Education✕0-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business ✔ 24 completers-
Accounting✔0-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration✕24-
Apparel and Accessories Marketing Operations✕0-
Total172
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies ✕ 1 completers-
Gerontology✕1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✕ 5 completers-
Nursing Practice✕5-
Total6