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
• Doctorate Degree in Education

URI General Education Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

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

Of the 24 students who graduated with a master’s in education from URI in 2021, 25% were men and 75% were 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 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from URI, 79% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Educational Administration
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Teaching English or French
• Teacher Education Grade Specific

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Tnricci under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.