Economics at University of Rhode Island

If you are interested in studying economics, 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.

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

URI Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics
• Master’s Degree in Economics

URI Economics Rankings

The economics major at URI is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Economics. 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 economics, making the school the #108 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Economics Student Demographics at URI

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

URI Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 77% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 23% went to women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics 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 economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	36
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

URI Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of economics master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

Of the students who received a economics master's degree from URI, 60% 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 economics.

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

Concentrations Within Economics

Economics 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 Economics	42
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	21
Applied Economics	4

Related Majors

• Other Social Sciences
• Anthropology
• Geography & Cartography
• International Relations & National Security
• Sociology

Careers That Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in economics 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
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	2,060	$72,180
Managers	830	$114,660
Economics Professors	100	$156,620

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.