University of Rhode Island
University of Rhode Island is a public college in Kingston, RI. Its average net price is $22,469 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $15,297 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $15,468 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $17,805 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $23,068 |
| $110,001 and up | $31,501 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $61,569 |
| 8 years after entry | $69,508 |
| 10 years after entry | $73,439 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $63,899 Small program - rough guide n=81 | $21,125 Small program - rough guide n=98 |
| Agricultural Production Operations | $40,871 National median for this major n=581 | Not published |
| Animal Sciences | $37,733 n=109 | $22,764 Small program - rough guide n=94 |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Apparel and Textiles | $49,009 n=109 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=66 |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services | $48,512 National median for this major n=408 | Not published |
| Biology | $43,604 n=215 | $20,479 n=227 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | $79,490 Small program - rough guide n=36 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=53 |
| Biotechnology | $49,893 National median for this major n=883 | $22,250 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $58,112 n=169 | $19,333 n=204 |
| Business and Commerce | $54,795 National median for this major n=25,511 | Not published |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | $54,388 Small program - rough guide n=48 | $18,250 Small program - rough guide n=51 |
| Chemical Engineering | $80,878 Small program - rough guide n=48 | Not published |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Civil Engineering | $72,784 Small program - rough guide n=46 | $23,919 Small program - rough guide n=63 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $33,198 National median for this major n=732 | Not published |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | $69,014 National median for this major n=5,201 | Not published |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $35,616 Small program - rough guide n=36 | $23,499 Small program - rough guide n=88 |
| Communications | $48,080 n=218 | $20,500 n=237 |
| Computer Engineering | $84,429 Small program - rough guide n=31 | $26,500 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| Computer Science | $71,281 n=156 | $19,500 n=149 |
| Criminology | $41,840 n=150 | $19,500 n=139 |
| Data Analytics | $66,895 National median for this major n=494 | Not published |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | $37,319 Small program - rough guide n=35 | $26,000 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | Not published |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $36,286 National median for this major n=1,258 | $19,325 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | $32,561 Small program - rough guide n=42 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=63 |
| Economics | $55,060 Small program - rough guide n=71 | $23,990 Small program - rough guide n=57 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $82,958 Small program - rough guide n=47 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=44 |
| English Language and Literature, General | $42,639 Small program - rough guide n=44 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=75 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | $47,020 National median for this major n=3,614 | Not published |
| Environmental Conservation | $40,925 National median for this major n=16,925 | $17,685 Small program - rough guide n=49 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | $43,384 National median for this major n=1,509 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $30,985 Small program - rough guide n=74 | $21,500 Small program - rough guide n=77 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $61,646 n=117 | $20,000 n=141 |
| Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management | $37,818 National median for this major n=378 | Not published |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | $38,952 National median for this major n=2,176 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | $40,940 National median for this major n=14,722 | Not published |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | $50,300 National median for this major n=20,298 | Not published |
| Health-Related Knowledge and Skills | $43,160 n=131 | Not published |
| History | $40,082 Small program - rough guide n=55 | $18,000 Small program - rough guide n=48 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $39,220 n=137 | $20,500 n=145 |
| Industrial Engineering | $79,132 National median for this major n=4,420 | Not published |
| International Business | $56,014 National median for this major n=5,265 | Not published |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | $45,779 National median for this major n=7,065 | Not published |
| Journalism | $41,953 National median for this major n=11,629 | $19,250 Small program - rough guide n=40 |
| Landscape Architecture | $59,874 National median for this major n=636 | Not published |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Marketing | $51,134 n=128 | $24,000 n=140 |
| Mathematics | $53,291 Small program - rough guide n=32 | $18,500 Small program - rough guide n=39 |
| Mechanical Engineering | $76,533 n=136 | $25,000 n=123 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | $41,297 National median for this major n=7,141 | Not published |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $47,819 National median for this major n=24,237 | Not published |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | $37,389 National median for this major n=7,500 | Not published |
| Ocean Engineering | $74,149 National median for this major n=123 | Not published |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | $46,329 National median for this major n=148 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $46,345 n=119 | $22,624 n=119 |
| Psychology | $40,768 n=255 | $19,500 n=359 |
| Public Policy Analysis | $46,045 Small program - rough guide n=34 | Not published |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $48,688 n=134 | $21,875 n=210 |
| Registered Nursing | $87,535 n=445 | $27,000 n=387 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $35,087 National median for this major n=7,289 | Not published |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $50,701 Small program - rough guide n=73 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=90 |
| Sociology | $40,712 National median for this major n=29,430 | Not published |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | $48,389 National median for this major n=3,062 | Not published |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $37,216 National median for this major n=38,400 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $31,108 National median for this major n=25,748 | Not published |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $34,687 n=101 | Not published |
| Teaching | $46,445 n=133 | $19,750 n=170 |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management | $35,117 Small program - rough guide n=40 | $22,250 Small program - rough guide n=57 |
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