Information Technology at University of Rhode Island

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

URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 17,649. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students received their master's degree in IT.

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

URI Information Technology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in IT

Online Classes Are Available at URI

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? URI offers distance education options for IT at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

URI Information Technology Rankings

IT Student Demographics at URI

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

URI Information Technology Master’s Program

Of the 18 students who earned a master's degree in Information Technology from URI in 2020-2021, 83% were men and 17% were women.

Of the students who received a IT master's degree from URI, 72% 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 IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Computer Information Systems

Careers That IT Grads May Go Into

A degree in IT 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
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	1,800	$90,600
Computer Workers	1,410	$81,290
Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,270	$146,550
Computer User Support Specialists	1,240	$56,660
Computer Network Support Specialists	1,100	$56,400

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.