Social Sciences at University of Rhode Island

Every social sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social sciences program at University of Rhode Island stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Social Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

URI Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences

URI Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at URI is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Sciences. 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 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #160 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at URI

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

URI Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at URI since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences 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 social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	196
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

URI Social Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in social sciences each year. URI does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from URI, 59% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

If you plan to be a social sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Political Science & Government	87
Economics	67
Geography & Cartography	17
International Relations & National Security	17
Sociology	17
Anthropology	15
Other Social Sciences	10

Related Majors

• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• English Language & Literature

Careers That Social Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in social sciences 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
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	2,060	$72,180
Managers	830	$114,660
Urban and Regional Planners	170	$74,510
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.