General Computer & Information Sciences at University of Rhode Island

If you are interested in studying general computer and information sciences, you may want to check out the program at University of Rhode Island. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and approximately 17,649 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 124 computer and information sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from URI.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Computer & Information Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

URI General Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer and Information Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Computer and Information Sciences

URI General Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer and information sciences progam at URI compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer and information sciences major at URI is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Computer & Information Sciences. 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
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	48
Most Focused General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	67
Most Popular General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	67
	82
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	93
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	120
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	124
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	129
	135
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	141
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	155
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	196
	200
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	247
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	251
Best General Computer Science Schools	255
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	331

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in computer and information sciences from URI. This makes it the #125 most popular school for computer and information sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in computer and information sciences, making the school the #67 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer and Information Sciences Student Demographics at URI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at University of Rhode Island.

URI General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 124 computer and information sciences majors earned their bachelor's degree from URI. Of these graduates, 86% were men and 14% were women.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences 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 computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	85
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

URI General Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

The computer and information sciences program at URI awarded 8 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 75% of these degrees went to men with the other 25% going to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

URI also has a doctoral program available in computer and information sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Computer and Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information sciences 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
Computer Systems Analysts	1,810	$99,470
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	1,800	$90,600
Computer Workers	1,410	$81,290
Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,270	$146,550
Database Administrators	410	$92,410

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.