Major Programs at URI

University of Rhode Island offers 227 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 25 programs can be conferred by distance learning.
At the school, the Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse program has the most completers (292 students) and the Psychology program has the second most completers (237 students) last year.
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Degrees & Major Programs

University of Rhode Island offers 227 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 25 programs can be conferred by distance learning.
A total of 4,510 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at URI. 3,433 completed bachelor's programs and 634 completed master's programs.
Total Number of Programs By Degree
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Online Programs2NOT OFFERED1 7NOT OFFERED15
Overall Programs6NOT OFFERED94 553438
Number of Completers29NOT OFFERED3,433634256158

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The next table lists the best programs with the highest average salary after graduation from University of Rhode Island.
*The average salary data is from College Scoreboard.

Popular Area of Study with Most Completers

Following programs are the popular major programs at University of Rhode Island.
At the school, the Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse program has the most completers (292 students) and the Psychology program has the second most completers (237 students) last year.

Field of Study by Degree, Number of Completers, and Average Salary

The following tables show all major programs at URI by degree with number of completers last year. You may want to search schools that have a program by following the link on the major title column in each table.
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
AquacultureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3
Agroecology and Sustainable AgricultureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Applied Horticulture/Horticultural Business Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 24 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Animal SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 62 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Natural Resources/ConservationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3ONLINE
Environmental ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 40 0 0 NOT OFFERED
Natural Resources Management and PolicyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 35 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Natural Resource EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 34 NOT OFFERED 9 NOT OFFERED
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 55 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
City/Urban, Community and Regional PlanningNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9
Landscape ArchitectureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
African-American/Black StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Women's StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Speech Communication and RhetoricNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 198 9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
JournalismNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 20 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6
Public Relations/Image ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 67 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sports CommunicationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 26 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Computer and Information SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 90 5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 16ONLINE NOT OFFERED 0
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 28 8 NOT OFFERED
Higher Education/Higher Education AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Special Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Adult and Continuing Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 80 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 29 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13 NOT OFFERED 0 0
Foreign Language Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Education Teaching and CoachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Reading Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 16
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 18ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Bioengineering and Biomedical EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 31 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Chemical EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 26 3 7 NOT OFFERED
Civil EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 46 15 8 NOT OFFERED
Computer EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 23 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Engineering (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4
Electrical and Electronics EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 32 16 1 0
Mechanical EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 99 23 6 NOT OFFERED
Ocean EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 31 13 2 NOT OFFERED
Polymer/Plastics EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Industrial EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12 5 2 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Foreign Languages and LiteraturesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Chinese Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 17 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
German Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 17 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
French Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Italian Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 29 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6 0 NOT OFFERED
Human NutritionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Development and Family StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 87 13 NOT OFFERED 0
Apparel and TextilesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 44 7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
English Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 41 2 6 NOT OFFERED
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific WritingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Library and Information ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 59ONLINE NOT OFFERED 0
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 147 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biomedical SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 26 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
BiochemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Molecular BiologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 0 NOT OFFERED
Cell/Cellular and Molecular BiologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 42 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Zoology/Animal BiologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
NeuropharmacologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
BiotechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 17 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marine Biology and Biological OceanographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 45 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Aquatic Biology/LimnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
NeuroscienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6 2 1 1
Neurobiology and AnatomyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 21 8 1 NOT OFFERED
StatisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Biological and Physical SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13 10 NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE
GerontologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Marine SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
ThanatologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Data Science, GeneralNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business AnalyticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 19 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health and Physical Education/FitnessNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 112 9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PhilosophyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
ChemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10 1 12 NOT OFFERED
Forensic ChemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Hydrology and Water Resources ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4
Oceanography, Chemical and PhysicalNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 20 7 NOT OFFERED
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
PhysicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 1 0 NOT OFFERED
Physics (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 0 NOT OFFERED 0
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 237 6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Experimental PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Clinical PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12 NOT OFFERED
School PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 0 NOT OFFERED
Applied Behavior AnalysisNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Cyber/Computer Forensics and CounterterrorismNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6ONLINE
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Public AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 27 NOT OFFERED 18ONLINE
Public Works ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 16ONLINE
Public Policy AnalysisNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 28 9 0 14ONLINE
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
AnthropologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CriminologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 103 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 25 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Applied EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5 1 NOT OFFERED
Econometrics and Quantitative EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 23 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geographic Information Science and CartographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 22
International Relations and AffairsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and GovernmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 50 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
SociologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 24 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 46 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art/Art StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art History, Criticism and ConservationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
MusicNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10 3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health and WellnessNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 114 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Communication Sciences and DisordersNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 64 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Speech-Language Pathology/PathologistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2 23ONLINE NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/AdministratorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/TechnologistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
PharmacyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 121 NOT OFFERED
Pharmaceutics and Drug DesignNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5 5 NOT OFFERED
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical ChemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Pharmaceutical SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 16 0
Health/Medical PhysicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 31 NOT OFFERED
Dietetics/DietitianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 22 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 44ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 292 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Nursing ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 28 4 NOT OFFERED
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8 5
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business/CommerceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 88 87 0 NOT OFFERED
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 70 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Organizational LeadershipNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 65 12 NOT OFFERED 0
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11 NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED
FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 105 0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 21
Labor and Industrial RelationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
International Business/Trade/CommerceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 90 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Apparel and Accessories Marketing OperationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
HistoryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 32 4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
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