| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aquaculture | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 3 | NOT OFFER |
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $17,450 for Rhode Island residents and $31,952 for out-of-state students. It offers 127 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
| School Name | University of Rhode Island |
|---|---|
| Type | Four-year, Public |
| Address | Green Hall, 35 Campus Avenue, Kingston, RI |
| Graduate School Students | 2,767 students 533 students enrolled online exclusively |
| Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) | In-State$17,450 Out-of-State$31,952 |
| Student to Faculty | 17:1 (5.88%) |
| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 127 Graduate Programs 55 Master's, 34 Doctorate, 38 Post graduate certificates |
The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at University of Rhode Island with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Rhode Island residents, the tuition & fees are $17,450 and $31,952 for non-Rhode Island residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $856 for Rhode Island residents and $1,661 for out-of-state students.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $15,402 | $29,904 |
| Fees | $2,048 | $2,048 |
| Cost per Credit | $856 | $1,661 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,250 | |
| Room & Board | $14,900 (On-Campus) / $12,286 (Off-Campus) | |
| Personal Expenses | $2,436 (On-Campus) / $4,582 (Off-Campus) | |
| On-Campus Total | $36,036 | $50,538 |
| Off-Campus Total | $35,568 | $50,070 |
| 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | $15,514 | $15,964 | $16,322 | $16,858 | $17,450 |
| Out-of-State | $28,292 | $29,082 | $29,774 | $30,652 | $31,952 |
University of Rhode Island offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 127 major areas - 55 Master's (7 online programs), 34 Doctorate, 36 Post-Bachelor's (15 online programs), 2 Post-Master's. 634 students have been conferred Master's degree and 285 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.| Master's | Doctorate | Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 634 | 285 | 153 | 5 |
| Men | 230 | 110 | 47 | 1 |
| Women | 404 | 175 | 106 | 4 |
Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aquaculture | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 3 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources/Conservation | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 3ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 9 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 2 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 6 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Reading Teacher Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 16 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Engineering (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 4 | NOT OFFER |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | NOT OFFER | |||
| Polymer/Plastics Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human Development and Family Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 5 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Library and Information Science | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuroscience | 1 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics and Computer Science | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 1ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Thanatology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hydrology and Water Resources Science | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 4 | NOT OFFER |
| Physics (other) | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 6ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Administration | NOT OFFER | 18ONLINE | NOT OFFER | |
| Public Works Management | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 16ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Public Policy Analysis | 14ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geographic Information Science and Cartography | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 22 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | 1ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Pharmaceutical Sciences | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Nursing Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | |
| Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 21 | NOT OFFER |
| Apparel and Accessories Marketing Operations | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 1 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Sciences | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Science | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Natural Resources Management and Policy | 35 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 9 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences | 5 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance | 16ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education | 28 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | 9 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Special Education and Teaching | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | 18ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemical Engineering | 3 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Civil Engineering | 15 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 16 | NOT OFFER | ||
| Mechanical Engineering | 23 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Ocean Engineering | 13 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Industrial Engineering | 5 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish Language and Literature | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies | 6 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Human Development and Family Studies | 13 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Apparel and Textiles | 7 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Library and Information Science | 59ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molecular Biology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Zoology/Animal Biology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Aquatic Biology/Limnology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Neuroscience | 2 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 8 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Statistics | 3 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 13 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Data Science, General | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science | 9 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemistry | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Oceanography, Chemical and Physical | 20 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Physics | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Physics (other) | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 6 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| School Psychology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Administration | 27 | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Public Policy Analysis | 9 | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Economics | 5 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| International Relations and Affairs | 12 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | 3 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 13 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | 23ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Pharmaceutics and Drug Design | 5 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Health/Medical Physics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services (other) | 44ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Nursing Science | 28 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management | 87 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Accounting | 12 | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Finance | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Labor and Industrial Relations | 4 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other) | 13ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| History | 4 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerontology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing Practice | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 5 |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Science | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemical Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Civil Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | NOT OFFER | |||
| Mechanical Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Ocean Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Industrial Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Molecular Biology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Neuroscience | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biological and Physical Sciences | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemistry | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Oceanography, Chemical and Physical | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Physics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Experimental Psychology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Clinical Psychology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| School Psychology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Applied Behavior Analysis | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Analysis | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Economics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmaceutics and Drug Design | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Nursing Science | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business/Commerce | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Nursing Practice | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical Therapy/Therapist | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmaceutical Sciences | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|
By attending status, there are 1,738 full-time and 1,029 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 533 students enrolled through online exclusively and 233 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 1,660 White, 81 Black, and 117 Asian students are attending at University of Rhode Island. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
| Total | 2,767 |
|---|---|
| Men | 1,037 |
| Women | 1,730 |
| Total | 2,767 |
|---|---|
| Full-time Students | 1,738 |
| Part-time Students | 1,029 |
| Total | 2,767 |
|---|---|
| American Indian / Native American | 4 |
| Asian | 117 |
| Black | 81 |
| Hispanic | 135 |
| Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 1,660 |
| Two or more races | 45 |
| Un-Known | 441 |
At University of Rhode Island graduate schools, 533 students enrolled online exclusively and 233 students enrolled in some online courses.
| Total Enrollment | 2,705 |
|---|---|
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 533 |
| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 233 |
| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 1,939 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 533 |
|---|---|
| Rhode Island Resident | 288 |
| Other State In U.S. | 222 |
| Outside of U.S. | 23 |