Nursing at University of Rhode Island

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

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 Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

URI Nursing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Master’s Degree in Nursing

URI Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at URI is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. 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 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #327 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at URI

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

URI Nursing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing 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 nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	231
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

URI Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from URI, 68% 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 nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Nursing

The following nursing concentations are available at University of Rhode Island. 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
Registered Nursing	349
Nursing Science	23
Nursing Practice	6

Related Majors

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing 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
Registered Nurses	12,630	$78,420
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,660	$128,660
Nurse Practitioners	690	$109,290
Nursing Instructors and Professors	270	$78,450
Nurse Midwives	50	$107,700

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

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