Accounting at University of Rhode Island

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

URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 17,777. Of the 583 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Rhode Island in 2019, 86 of them were accounting majors.

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

URI Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

URI Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how URI performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at URI is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	124
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	183
Most Popular Accounting Schools	214
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	256
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	398
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	642
Most Focused Accounting Schools	761

In 2019, 18 students received their master’s degree in accounting from URI. This makes it the #292 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at URI

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

URI Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 86 accounting students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2018-2019 from URI, about 62% were men and 38% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at URI since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at URI are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	61
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

URI Accounting Master’s Program

The accounting program at URI awarded 18 master's degrees in 2018-2019. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. URI does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from URI, 72% 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 accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

URI also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting 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
Accountants and Auditors	4,420	$81,090
Credit Analysts	740	$75,050
Business Professors	400	$127,400
Financial Examiners	380	$89,470
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	330	$72,190

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.