Accounting at University of Rhode Island

Every accounting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the accounting program at University of Rhode Island stacks up to those at other schools.

URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 17,649. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students received their master's degree in accounting.

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

URI Accounting Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Accounting

URI Accounting Rankings

Accounting Student Demographics at URI

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

URI Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 accounting majors earned their master's degree from URI. Of these graduates, 70% were men and 30% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. URI does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 24% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from URI, 74% 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 accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	17
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Finance & Financial Management
• General Business/Commerce
• Human Resource Management
• Business Administration & Management

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting 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
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	6,150	$44,120
Accountants and Auditors	4,420	$81,090
Financial Managers	2,580	$145,120
Financial Analysts	1,010	$80,650
Credit Analysts	740	$75,050

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.