Health Professions at University of Rhode Island

What traits are you looking for in a health professions school? To help you decide if University of Rhode Island is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health professions program.

URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 17,649. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 626 students received a bachelor's degree in health professions from URI.

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

URI Health Professions Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Health Professions (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
• Master’s Degree in Health Professions
• Doctorate Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at URI

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

URI does offer online education options in health professions for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

URI Health Professions Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks health professions programs across the country. The following shows how URI performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at URI is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Professions. 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 Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools	244
	381
Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	569
Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	878
Most Focused Health Professions Schools	2,313

In 2021, 90 students received their master’s degree in health professions from URI. This makes it the #397 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 150 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #187 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at URI

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

URI Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions 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 health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	35
Hispanic or Latino	62
White	471
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	35

URI Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 90 health professions majors earned their master's degree from URI. Of these graduates, 9% were men and 91% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	38
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	42

URI also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 150 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at University of Rhode Island. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Rhode Island. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	378
Health Sciences & Services	149
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	128
Communication Sciences	87
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	76
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	26
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	23
Public Health	2
Health & Medical Administrative Services	2

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions 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
Registered Nurses	12,630	$78,420
Nursing Assistants	10,200	$31,340
Personal Care Aides	5,860	$27,190
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	4,770	$62,480
Medical Assistants	2,390	$35,830

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.