Public Policy at University of Rhode Island

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

URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 17,649. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students received a bachelor's degree in public policy from URI.

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

URI Public Policy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Policy
• Master’s Degree in Public Policy

URI Public Policy Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public policy major at URI is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Policy. 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
Most Popular Public Policy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in public policy from URI. This makes it the #74 most popular school for public policy master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in public policy, making the school the #43 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of URI Public Policy Graduates

The median salary of public policy students who receive their bachelor's degree at URI is $22,911. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $37,566 for all public policy students.

Public Policy Student Demographics at URI

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

URI Public Policy Bachelor’s Program

Of the 20 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in public policy from URI in 2021, 65% were men and 35% were women. The typical public policy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% men. So male students are more repesented at URI since its program graduates 26% more men than average.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public policy 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 public policy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

URI Public Policy Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of public policy master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in public policy each year. URI does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than 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 public policy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

Related Majors

• Public Administration

Careers That Public Policy Grads May Go Into

A degree in public policy 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
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,660	$128,660
Education Professors	150	$79,080
Political Science Professors	110	$122,390

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.