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Registered Nursing at University of Rhode Island

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Registered Nursing at University of Rhode Island

Every registered nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the registered nursing 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 349 students received a bachelor's degree in registered nursing from URI.

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

URI Registered Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Registered Nursing

URI Registered Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks registered nursing 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 registered nursing major at URI is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Registered 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Registered Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 47
Most Focused Registered Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 47
Most Popular Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 71
Most Popular Registered Nursing Schools 115
257
Most Focused Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 462
582
Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 690
Best Value Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 840
Most Focused Registered Nursing Schools 994
Best Registered Nursing Schools 1,068
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools 1,612

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at URI

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

URI Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

88% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 349 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in registered nursing from URI. About 12% were men and 88% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 14
Hispanic or Latino 28
White 276
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 21

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

Careers That Registered Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in registered 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
Nursing Instructors and Professors 270 $78,450

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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