Graduate Programs at University of Rhode Island

Graduate School Overview

University of Rhode Island (referred to as URI) is a Public, 4 years school located in Kingston, RI. It is classified as a Research University (high research activity) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.

The school is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education (12/1/1931 - Current).

URI Directory Information
School Name	University of Rhode Island (URI)
Address	Green Hall, 35 Campus Avenue, Kingston, RI 2881
Phone	401-874-1000
Web	https://web.uri.edu
Online Application	https://web.uri.edu/admission
Financial Info	https://web.uri.edu/enrollment/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at University of Rhode Island is $16,858 for Rhode Island residents and $30,652 for out-of-state students. The school has 2,705 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 17,473 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 194 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice), and Doctorate (Other). Among them, 7 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$30,652 $16,858 for Rhode Island Residents
Student Population	2,705
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice), and Doctorate (Other)
Number of Programs	194 graduate programs (7 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at University of Rhode Island is $16,858 for Rhode Island residents and $30,652 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $829 for Rhode Island residents and $1,596 for out-of-state students.

University of Rhode Island offers the alternative tuition plans.

University of Rhode Island offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, remedial services, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	7 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial services Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of University of Rhode Island is $16,858 for Rhode Island residents and $30,652 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.95% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Rhode Island Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$13,226	$1,698	$25,854	$1,698
2019-2020	$13,734	$1,780	$26,512	$1,780
2020-2021	$14,096	$1,868	$27,214	$1,868
2021-2022	$14,454	$1,868	$27,906	$1,868
2022-2023	$14,822	$2,036	$28,616	$2,036

The graduate school tuition & fees of URI is relatively expensive compared to public graduate schools in Rhode Island. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Rhode Island graduate tuition is $24,441 (public) / $27,814 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
University of Rhode Island	$16,858	$30,652
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Rhode Island Graduate Schools	$20,585	$27,252
Public	$13,323	$24,441
Private	$27,814

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $18,166 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at University of Rhode Island. On-campus living costs are decreased by -0.58% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $15,968. Off-campus living costs are increased by 6.23% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$12,528	$2,435	$9,586	$4,236
2019-2020	$12,688	$2,342	$10,486	$4,290
2020-2021	$13,352	$2,446	$10,486	$4,496
2021-2022	$13,618	$2,496	$10,486	$4,546
2022-2023	$13,584	$2,436	$11,386	$4,582

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $829 for Rhode Island residents and $1,596 for other students at University of Rhode Island. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 2.97% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Rhode Island Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$735	$1,436
2019-2020	$763	$1,473
2020-2021	$783	$1,512
2021-2022	$803	$1,550
2022-2023	$829	$1,596

Graduate Programs at URI

University of Rhode Island offers 104 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 899 students have completed their study at University of Rhode Island.

Offered Degrees at University of Rhode Island
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	52	3	556
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	28	0	88
Doctor's degree - professional practice	1	0	26
Doctor's degree - other	2	0	120
Post Bachelor's Degree	20	3	105
Post Master's Degree	1	0	4
Total	104	6	899

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at University of Rhode Island by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration program with 34 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 103 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Pharmacy program with 121 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at University of Rhode Island
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✕	34	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✕	33	-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	✕	17	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	13	-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	✕	12	-

Popular Master's Programs at University of Rhode Island
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	103	$73,900
Business Administration and Management	✕	91	$73,900
Library and Information Science	✕	45	$43,600
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services (other)	✔	39	-
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services (other)	✔	37	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at University of Rhode Island
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Pharmacy	✕	121	-
Pharmacy	✕	118	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	26	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	26	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	18	-

University of Rhode Island offers 104 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 899 students have completed their graduate studies.

556 students have earned/completed Master's program.
120 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
26 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Other) program.
105 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
4 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Animal Sciences	✕	0	-
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Environmental Science	✕	0	-
Natural Resources Management and Policy	✕	20	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	8	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	26 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	8	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✔	18	-
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	52 completers	$46,100
Education	✕	24	$46,100
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✕	12	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✔	16	-
Engineering [+]	✕	51 completers	-
Chemical Engineering	✕	2	-
Civil Engineering	✕	13	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	10	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	12	-
Ocean Engineering	✕	7	-
Industrial Engineering	✕	7	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	1	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	24 completers	-
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies	✕	7	-
Human Development and Family Studies	✕	13	$42,900
Apparel and Textiles	✕	4	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	3 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	3	-
Library Science [+]	✕	45 completers	$43,600
Library and Information Science	✕	45	$43,600
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Molecular Biology	✕	0	-
Zoology/Animal Biology	✕	0	-
Aquatic Biology/Limnology	✕	0	-
Neuroscience	✕	2	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	9	-
Statistics	✕	5	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Biological and Physical Sciences	✕	13	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	9	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	18 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	4	-
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical	✕	14	-
Physics	✕	0	-
Psychology [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Psychology	✕	6	-
School Psychology	✕	0	-
Human Services [+]	✕	31 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	24	$54,700
Public Policy Analysis	✕	7	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Applied Economics	✕	2	-
International Relations and Affairs	✕	10	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Music	✕	2	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	90 completers	-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	22	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✕	0	-
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist	✕	0	-
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design	✕	7	-
Health/Medical Physics	✕	2	-
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services (other)	✔	37	-
Nursing Science	✕	22	-
Business [+]	✕	125 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	91	$73,900
Accounting	✕	23	$62,400
Finance	✕	2	-
Labor and Industrial Relations	✕	9	-
History [+]	✕	4 completers	-
History	✕	4	-
	Total	556

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Environmental Science	✕	0	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	0	-
Computer Science	✕	0	-
Education [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Education	✕	8	-
Engineering [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Chemical Engineering	✕	1	-
Civil Engineering	✕	2	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	7	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	2	-
Ocean Engineering	✕	3	-
Industrial Engineering	✕	1	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies	✕	0	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	7 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	7	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Molecular Biology	✕	0	-
Neuroscience	✕	2	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	0	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Biological and Physical Sciences	✕	10	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	4	-
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical	✕	9	-
Physics	✕	1	-
Psychology [+]	✕	18 completers	-
Experimental Psychology	✕	0	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	18	-
School Psychology	✕	0	-
Human Services [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Public Policy Analysis	✕	0	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Applied Economics	✕	2	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design	✕	3	-
Nursing Science	✕	1	-
Business [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✕	7	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	0	-
	Total	88

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	120 completers	-
Pharmacy	✕	118	-
Nursing Practice	✕	2	-
	Total	120

Doctorate (Other) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	26 completers	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	26	-
	Total	26

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Aquaculture	✕	2	-
Architecture [+]	✕	8 completers	-
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	✕	8	-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Women's Studies	✕	1	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✔ (1 completers)	6 completers	-
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	✔	6	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	1 completers	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✔	1	-
Education [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	✕	0	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	13	-
Engineering [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Computer Engineering (other)	✕	2	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Human Development and Family Studies	✕	0	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	✕	3	-
Library Science [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Library and Information Science	✕	1	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Neuroscience	✕	2	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Hydrology and Water Resources Science	✕	6	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	8 completers	-
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism	✔	8	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	✕	17	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	✕	1	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✕	34 completers	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✕	34	-
Apparel and Accessories Marketing Operations	✕	0	-
	Total	105

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Nursing Practice	✕	4	-
	Total	4

Graduate Student Population at URI

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 2,767 students enrolled into University of Rhode Island graduate schools where it has total 17,473 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,738 full-time and 1,029 part-time graduate students. By gender, 1,037 male and 1,730 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,767	1,037	1,730
Full-time	1,738	619	1,119
Part-tme	1,029	418	611

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 1,660 White (59.99%), 81 Black/African American (2.93%), 135 Hispanic (4.88%), 117 Asian (4.23%), and 774 students with other races. 283 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,767	1,037	1,730
American Indian/Native American	4	1	3
Asian	117	37	80
Black/African American	81	33	48
Hispanic	135	47	88
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	1,660	612	1,048
Two More	45	14	31
Un-Known	441	151	290
Non-resident Alien	283	142	141

University of Rhode Island offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 587 graduate students (21.21% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 227 graduate students (8.20% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	2,767
Enrolled Online Exclusively	587
Enrolled Some Online Courses	227
Not in Online Courses	1,953

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at University of Rhode Island. 1,113 students are aged 20 to 24 (40.22% of total students), 7 students are aged below 20 (0.25%), 139 students are aged above 50 (5.02%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at University of Rhode Island.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,767	1,037	1,730
Age 18-19	7	1	6
Age 20-21	270	72	198
Age 22-24	843	282	561
Age 25-29	704	313	391
Age 30-34	360	131	229
Age 35-39	187	91	96
Age 40-49	256	90	166
Age 50-64	127	49	78
Over 64	12	8	4
Age Un-Known	1	0	1

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