Physics at University of Rhode Island

If you are interested in studying physics, 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. Of the 3,855 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Rhode Island in 2021, 5 of them were physics majors.

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

URI Physics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physics
• Doctorate Degree in Physics

URI Physics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physics 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 physics major at URI is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physics. 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
	24
	49
Most Focused Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools	172
Most Popular Physics Master’s Degree Schools	228

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in physics from URI. This is the #229 most popular school for physics master’s degree candidates in the country.

Physics Student Demographics at URI

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

URI Physics Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students earned a bachelor's degree in physics from URI. About 0% of these graduates were women and the other 100% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

URI also has a doctoral program available in physics. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Chemistry
• Geological & Earth Sciences

Careers That Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in physics 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
Physics Postsecondary Professors	80	$109,370
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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.