by our College Data Analytics TeamPsychology is a program of study at University of Rhode Island. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in psychology, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Advance in your human services or psychology career, or prepare for graduate studies in a variety of fields at Southern New Hampshire University.
If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. URI was ranked #156 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for psychology majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #3 in Rhode Island.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at URI paid an average of $1,271 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $538 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,922 | $30,496 |
| Fees | $2,082 | $2,082 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,250 | $1,250 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,352 | $13,352 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,446 | $2,446 |
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URI does not offer an online option for its psychology bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the URI Online Learning page.
Women made up around 81.4% of the psychology students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 79.3%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in psychology at URI in 2019-2020, 24.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 10 |
| Black or African American | 11 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 39 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 188 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 20 |
Psychology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Psychology | 269 |
*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.
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