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General Education at University of Rhode Island

General Education at University of Rhode Island

If you are interested in studying general education, you may want to check out the program at University of Rhode Island. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and approximately 17,649 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Education section at the bottom of this page.

URI General Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Education

URI General Education Rankings

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #48 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at URI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at University of Rhode Island.

URI General Education Master’s Program

54% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 46% of education master's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in education each year. URI does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 26% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a education master's degree from URI, 71% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Rhode Island with a master's in education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 20
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within General Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Rhode Island. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education 32

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for RI, the home state for University of Rhode Island.

Occupation Jobs in RI Average Salary in RI
Education Professors 150 $79,080

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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