Health Professions at University of Rhode Island
If you plan to study health professions, take a look at what University of Rhode Island has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.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 Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.
URI Health Professions Degrees Available
- Basic Certificate in Health Professions (Less Than 1 Year)
- Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
- Master’s Degree in Health Professions
Online Classes Are Available at URI
If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.
Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? URI offers distance education options for health professions at the following degree levels:
- Master’s Degree
URI Health Professions Rankings
There were 150 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #187 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Health Professions Student Demographics at URI
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at University of Rhode Island.
URI Health Professions Master’s Program
Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from URI, 54% 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 health professions.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
| White | 61 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 39 |
Concentrations Within Health Professions
Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Rhode Island. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
| Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 128 |
| Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services | 37 |
| Nursing | 29 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 26 |
| Communication Sciences | 22 |
| Public Health | 2 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 1 |
Related Majors
Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into
A degree in health professions 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 Assistants | 10,200 | $31,340 |
| Personal Care Aides | 5,860 | $27,190 |
| Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors | 4,770 | $62,480 |
| Medical Assistants | 2,390 | $35,830 |
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.
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