Public Health at University of Rhode Island

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

URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and approximately 17,649 students attend the school each year.

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

URI Public Health Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Health

URI Public Health Rankings

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Public Health Student Demographics at URI

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

URI Public Health Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students earned a master's degree in public health from URI. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Rhode Island with a master's in public health.

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

Concentrations Within Public Health

If you plan to be a public health major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Rhode Island. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health/Medical Physics	2

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Communication Sciences

Careers That Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in public health 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
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,660	$128,660
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	300	$82,160
Community Health Workers	100	$47,430
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	100	$92,330

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.