Ethnic Studies at University of Rhode Island

If you are interested in studying ethnic studies, 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 has a total student population of 17,649. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students received a bachelor's degree in ethnic studies from URI.

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

URI Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Ethnic Studies

URI Ethnic Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ethnic studies progam at URI compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ethnic studies major at URI is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Ethnic Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools	24
Most Focused Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools	69
Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools	96

Earnings of URI Ethnic Studies Graduates

The median salary of ethnic studies students who receive their bachelor's degree at URI is $30,377. This is 4% higher than $29,213, which is the national average for all ethnic studies bachelor's degree recipients.

Ethnic Studies Student Demographics at URI

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

URI Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Program

The ethnic studies program at URI awarded 19 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 5% of these degrees went to men with the other 95% going to women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ethnic studies at URI are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

URI also has a doctoral program available in ethnic studies. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Ethnic Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in ethnic studies 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
Interpreters and Translators	110	$50,380

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.