General Education at University of Rhode Island

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

URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 17,649.

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

URI General Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in General Education
• Doctorate Degree in General Education

URI General Education Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in general education, making the school the #48 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Education Student Demographics at URI

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

URI General Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of general education master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in general education each year. URI does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a general education master's degree from URI, 79% 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 general education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Careers That General Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in general education 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
Education Professors	150	$79,080

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.