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General Chemistry at University of Rhode Island

General Chemistry at University of Rhode Island

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

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 Chemistry section at the bottom of this page.

URI General Chemistry Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry
  • Master’s Degree in Chemistry

URI General Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at URI is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Chemistry. 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.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #154 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at URI

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

URI General Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

60% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry 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 chemistry.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

URI General Chemistry Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of chemistry master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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

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

Careers That Chemistry Grads May Go Into

A degree in chemistry 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
High School Teachers 4,410 $71,440
Chemists 180 $85,390
Chemistry Professors 80 $115,080
Natural Sciences Managers 70 $132,880

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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