| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aquaculture | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 2 | NOT OFFER |
It offers 151 graduate programs - 61 Master's, 36 Doctorate, 52 Post-bachelor's, and 2 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $18,028 for in-state and $33,148 for out-of-state students.
A total of 2,834 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 17,210 students at URI. URI offers online graduate programs and 696 out of 2,834 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $18,028 for Rhode Island residents and $33,148 for out-of-state students. It offers 151 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 | 2,681 students 696 students enrolled online exclusively |
| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$18,028 Out-of-State$33,148 |
| Student to Faculty | 17:1 (5.88%) |
| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 151 Graduate Programs 61 Master's, 36 Doctorate, 54 Post graduate certificates |
The following tables describe 2024-2025 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 $18,028 and $33,148 for non-Rhode Island residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $887 for Rhode Island residents and $1,727 for out-of-state students.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $15,964 | $31,084 |
| Fees | $2,064 | $2,064 |
| Cost per Credit | $887 | $1,727 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,250 | |
| Room & Board | $15,607 (On-Campus) / $12,888 (Off-Campus) | |
| Personal Expenses | $2,678 (On-Campus) / $5,392 (Off-Campus) | |
| On-Campus Total | $37,563 | $52,683 |
| Off-Campus Total | $37,558 | $52,678 |
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | $15,964 | $16,322 | $16,858 | $17,450 | $18,028 |
| Out-of-State | $29,082 | $29,774 | $30,652 | $31,952 | $33,148 |
University of Rhode Island offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 151 major areas - 61 Master's (10 online programs), 36 Doctorate, 52 Post-Bachelor's (22 online programs), 2 Post-Master's. 702 students have been conferred Master's degree and 256 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 | 702 | 256 | 204 | 5 |
| Men | 267 | 84 | 79 | 1 |
| Women | 435 | 172 | 125 | 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 | 2 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources/Conservation | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 3ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Natural Resources Management and Policy (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 4 | 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 | 3 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 1 | NOT OFFER |
| Communication Management and Strategic Communications | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 6ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | NOT OFFER | 3ONLINE | NOT OFFER | |
| Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| 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 | 7ONLINE | 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 | 8 | NOT OFFER |
| School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Computer Engineering (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | NOT OFFER | |||
| Nuclear Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Ocean Engineering | NOT OFFER | |||
| Systems Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Polymer/Plastics Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering/Industrial Management | 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 | 6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Neuroscience | 4 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics and Computer Science | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 9ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Maritime Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 5 | NOT OFFER |
| Marine Sciences | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | 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 | 1 | NOT OFFER |
| Physics (other) | NOT OFFER | 3ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 2ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Administration | NOT OFFER | 34ONLINE | NOT OFFER | |
| Public Works Management | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 25ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Public Policy Analysis | 27ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 6 | NOT OFFER |
| Geographic Information Science and Cartography | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 16 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | 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 |
| Clinical and Industrial Drug Development | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Pharmaceutical Sciences | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | 1ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Community Health and Preventive Medicine | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 4ONLINE | 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 | 22 | NOT OFFER |
| Apparel and Accessories Marketing Operations | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 2 | 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 | 30 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Natural Resource Economics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 12 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences | 7 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Computer Software and Media Applications (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance | 20ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education | 26 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | 10 | 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 | 23ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemical Engineering | 3 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Civil Engineering | 14 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 12 | NOT OFFER | ||
| Mechanical Engineering | 13 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Ocean Engineering | 13 | NOT OFFER | ||
| Industrial Engineering | 7 | 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 | 11 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Human Development and Family Studies | 13 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Apparel and Textiles | 6 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature | 5 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Library and Information Science | 74ONLINE | 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 | 3 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 8 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Statistics | 5 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 12 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Data Science, General | 7ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other) | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science | 7 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemistry | 4 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Oceanography, Chemical and Physical | 18 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Physics | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Physics (other) | 2 | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 7 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| School Psychology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Administration | 32 | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Public Policy Analysis | 7 | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Economics | 4 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| International Relations and Affairs | 19 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | 6 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 21 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | 14ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Mental Health Counseling/Counselor | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Pharmaceutics and Drug Design | 4 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Pharmaceutical Sciences | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Health/Medical Physics | 3 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services (other) | 47ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Nursing Science | 35 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management | 99 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Accounting | 16 | 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) | 9ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| History | 5 | 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 | ||
| Natural Resource Economics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | 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 | |||
| 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 | |
| Business Administration and Management | 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 |
By attending status, there are 1,611 full-time and 1,070 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 696 students enrolled through online exclusively and 234 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 1,720 White, 108 Black, and 129 Asian students are attending at University of Rhode Island. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
222 grad students are younger than 22 and 402 students are older than 65. It has 1,615 students aged between 22 and 30 and 595 students aged 30 to 40.
| Total | 2,681 |
|---|---|
| Men | 1,031 |
| Women | 1,650 |
| Total | 2,681 |
|---|---|
| Full-time Students | 1,611 |
| Part-time Students | 1,070 |
| Total | 2,681 |
|---|---|
| American Indian / Native American | 3 |
| Asian | 129 |
| Black | 108 |
| Hispanic | 182 |
| Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander | 3 |
| White | 1,720 |
| Two or more races | 57 |
| Un-Known | 197 |
| Total | 2,681 |
|---|---|
| 21 & Under | 222 |
| 22-24 | 888 |
| 25-29 | 727 |
| 30-34 | 390 |
| 35-39 | 205 |
| 40 & Over | 402 |
At University of Rhode Island graduate schools, 696 students enrolled online exclusively and 234 students enrolled in some online courses.
| Total Enrollment | 2,834 |
|---|---|
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 696 |
| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 234 |
| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 1,904 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 696 |
|---|---|
| Rhode Island Resident | 416 |
| Other State In U.S. | 272 |
| Outside of U.S. | 8 |