Psychology at University of Rhode Island
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 Psychology section at the bottom of this page.
URI Psychology Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
- Master’s Degree in Psychology
URI Psychology Rankings
The psychology major at URI is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Psychology. 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 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #101 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Psychology Student Demographics at URI
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at University of Rhode Island.
URI Psychology Bachelor’s Program
About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology 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 psychology.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 8 |
Black or African American | 12 |
Hispanic or Latino | 22 |
White | 180 |
International Students | 2 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 17 |
URI Psychology Master’s Program
In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Rhode Island with a master's in psychology.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 1 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Concentrations Within Psychology
Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Rhode Island. A concentration may not be available for your level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
General Psychology | 265 |
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 18 |
Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into
A degree in psychology 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 |
---|---|---|
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists | 880 | $83,030 |
Managers | 830 | $114,660 |
Psychology Professors | 140 | $93,080 |
Psychologists | 90 | $73,080 |
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.