University of Rhode Island | Online Programs

Online Program Overview

University of Rhode Island is a four-years, public school located in Kingston, Rhode Island. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $16,408 for Rhode Island residents and $35,804 for other students on average.

It offers 217 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 17 programs - 1 Certificate, 5 Masters, 11 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters Certificate.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	University of Rhode Island
Type	four-years, public
Address	Green Hall, 35 Campus Avenue, Kingston, RI
Online Students	775 Enrolled Online Exclusively 5,237 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$16,408 Out-of-State$35,804
Graduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$17,450 Out-of-State$31,952
Student to Faculty	17:1 (5.88%)
Total	17 Programs
Certificate	1 Programs
Masters	5 Programs
Post-Graduate	11 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at University of Rhode Island . Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Rhode Island residents, the tuition & fees are $16,408 and $35,804 for non-Rhode Island residents. For graduate programs, the 2024 tuition & fees is $17,450 and $31,952 for out-of-state students.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $585 for Rhode Island residents and $1,392 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $852 for Rhode Island residents and $1,657 for out-of-state students.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$14,566	$15,004	$15,332	$15,880	$16,408
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$31,686	$32,578	$33,354	$34,362	$35,804
Graduate (In-State)	$15,514	$15,964	$16,322	$16,858	$17,450
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$28,292	$29,082	$29,774	$30,652	$31,952

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$525	$538	$552	$566	$585
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$1,238	$1,271	$1,303	$1,336	$1,392
Graduate (In-State)	$763	$783	$803	$823	$852
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$1,473	$1,512	$1,550	$1,590	$1,657

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

University of Rhode Island offers 217 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 17 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 1 Certificates, 5 Masters, 11 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	11
Overall Programs	4	NOT OFFERED	91	54	34	34

The following tables list each online program with offered degrees. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program. It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Natural Resources and Conservation

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Natural Resources/Conservation	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5

Communication and Journalism

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6

Computer and Information Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	27	NOT OFFERED	1

Education

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Mathematics and Computer Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2

Human Services

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Public Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Public Works Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Public Policy Analysis	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	21	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Pharmaceutical Sciences	51	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	50	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At University of Rhode Island, there are 17,473 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 6,012 students were attending classes through distance learning (775 students are enrolled exclusively and 5,237 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	17,473
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	775
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	5,237
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	11,461

By student location, out of a total of 775 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 438 Rhode Island Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 314 students living in the U.S. States other than Rhode Island, and 23 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.