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Graduate Programs at URI

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Graduate Program 93 Programs
Online Graduate Courses 10 Programs
Graduate Enrollment 2,834
Offered Award Levels Master's, Doctorate
2025 Tuition & Fees $33,148

Graduate Programs Overview

University of Rhode Island offers 93 graduate programs as well as undergraduate programs. Among them, 10 graduate programs are available through distance education (online classes). Total 2,834 graduate students have enrolled in graduate programs at URI and 696 students enrolled online exclusively in graduate programs. For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate program tuition & fees are $18,028 for Rhode Island residents and $33,148 for students from other States. Next table summarizes the general information about graduate programs at University of Rhode Island.
Graduate Program Information
Awarded Degree ProgramsMaster's (58 programs)
Doctorate - Research (31 programs)
Doctorate - Practical (3 programs)
Doctorate - Other (1 programs)
Online Graduate ProgramsMaster's (10 programs)
Tuition & Fees$18,028 Rhode Island residents
$33,148 out-of-state Students
Graduate Student Enrollment2,834 graduate students
696 enrolled in online courses
* The tuition & fees are for regular (traditional) graduate degree program and, for online programs, tuition rate may differ from it.
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Offered Graduate Degrees at URI

It offers 93 graduate programs through online and on-site (classroom) education. Through distance learning, it offers Master's degree and/or programs. The Next table lists the number of graduate programs by offered degree and online availability. You can check the offered major programs by degree at the area of study page.
Offered Degrees and Number of Programs
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online Class
Master's Degree5810
Post Master's Degree20
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship310
Doctor's degree - professional practice30
Doctor's degree - other10
Total9310

Graduate Tuition & Fees

For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate program tuition & fees are $18,028 for Rhode Island residents and $33,148 for students from other States at University of Rhode Island. The 2025 graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.74% compared to the previous year. The next table shows the graduate school tuition & fees trends over last 4 years.
2025 Graduate Tuition & Fees
2022202320242025
In-State$16,322$16,690$17,450$18,028
Out-of-State$29,774$30,652$31,952$33,148
* The tuition & fees are for regular (traditional) graduate degree program and, for online programs, tuition rate may differ from it.
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[Chart] University of Rhode Island Graduate Tuition & Fees

Graduate School Student Population

At University of Rhode Island, 2,834 students are enrolled in graduate programs - 1,081 male and 1,753 female students. By attendance status, there are 1,627 full-time and 1,207 part-time students. The Next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.
Graduate School Enrollment
TotalFemaleMale
Total2,8341,7531,081
Full-time1,6271,051576
Part-time1,207702505
[Chart] University of Rhode Island Graduate School Student Population

Enrolled Students in Online Graduate Programs

At University of Rhode Island, 696 students are enrolled exclusively in graduate online courses and 234 students are enrolled in some online courses out of total of 2,834 students.
Distance Learning Enrollment in Graduate Programs
Graduate Students
Total2,834
Online Exclusively696
In Some Online Classes234
Not In Online Classes1,904
[Chart] University of Rhode Island Enrolled Students in Online Graduate Programs
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