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Psychology at University of Rhode Island

Here is an overview of this program at URI. Degrees are awarded at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. Its best result is a rank of #1 out of 9 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Available Degrees
• Bachelor’s Degrees
• Graduate Study

Psychology Degrees Available at URI

The table below lists every degree level available for psychology at URI, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	271
Master’s	6
Doctoral	4

URI Psychology Bachelor’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, University of Rhode Island conferred 271 bachelor’s degrees in psychology.

Bachelor’s Rankings

URI is among the very best schools in the country for psychology at the bachelor’s level. Specifically, it ranked #1 out of 9 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island	1
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island	2
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	15
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	15
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	81
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	503

Salary of Psychology Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Psychology graduates with a bachelor’s degree from URI go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $47,001 a year. This is lower than $67,030, the median for all majors at URI.

Student Debt of Psychology Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Earning a bachelor’s degree at URI, psychology graduates take on a median debt of $23,880 in student loans. This is above $23,398, the typical median for all majors at URI.

URI Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

The full-time undergraduate tuition and fees are shown below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$13,250	$34,834
Fees	$2,312	$2,312

Learn more about URI tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

Among recent graduates, 17% of psychology bachelor’s degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

The largest share of psychology bachelor’s degree graduates at URI are White. About 76% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Rhode Island with a bachelor’s in psychology.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	33
White	205
Non-Resident Aliens	2
Other Races	14

Psychology, General (Bachelor’s)

URI awarded 271 bachelor’s degrees in psychology, general in the latest year of data — 83% to women and 17% to men. The most common background among these graduates was White (76%).

• Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island — #1
• Best Value General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island — #1
• Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region — #7
• Best Value General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region — #15
• Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #54

Graduate Study in Psychology at URI

Graduate study is also available at URI. Here are the graduate award levels offered.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s	6
Doctoral	4

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
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