Rhode Island

Rhode Island Majors

Rhode Island awards bachelor's degrees in 73 fields, about 3,616 a year. The largest are Nursing, Psychology, Communications.

Major	Degrees a year	Earnings, 1 year out	Earnings, 4 years out	Median federal debt
Nursing	292	$82,218	$96,020	$26,390
Psychology	241	$37,414	$56,571	$23,880
Communications	200	$36,785	$64,520	$24,887
Biology	173	$45,846	$80,379	$24,215
Business Administration	164	$55,160	$79,692	$20,500
Public Relations and Advertising	144	$42,181	$72,328	$23,000
Teacher Education	122	$44,363	$56,999	$24,026
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	122
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	116
Finance	105	$50,529	$87,196	$23,620
Criminology	104	$31,729		$19,600
Mechanical Engineering	99	$70,724	$89,901	$25,500
Computer and Information Sciences	90	$67,736	$88,915	$21,750
Marketing	90	$46,394	$75,011	$22,089
Human Development and Family Studies	88	$34,205	$51,416	$25,000
Political Science	86	$31,649	$60,559	$20,500
Accounting	65	$57,529	$86,076	$23,801
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	64	$34,633	$60,922	$23,250
Film and Photography	63	$29,634	$44,983	$22,500
Animal Sciences	62	$35,520	$50,203	$21,750
Romance Languages	62	$59,220	$67,384	$23,975
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	55	$25,523	$45,571	$25,000
Economics	48	$43,444	$77,225	$23,375
Civil Engineering	46	$68,728	$79,457	$24,708
English Language and Literature	45	$30,137	$54,524	$25,000
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	45	$26,176	$48,446	$20,635
Apparel and Textiles	44	$33,161	$64,328	$24,125
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	42	$46,814	$77,681	$25,000
Environmental Science and Conservation	40	$40,067	$59,964	$19,500
History	36	$34,319	$54,001	$21,469
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	34	$44,445	$72,311	$25,000
Electrical Engineering	32	$81,508	$106,153	$25,000
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	31	$68,410	$96,532	$26,367
Ocean Engineering	31	$70,939	$90,901	$25,147
Public Policy Analysis	28	$32,536	$51,697	$23,500
Journalism	27	$37,875	$52,115	$26,899
Chemical Engineering	26	$75,406	$103,525	$27,000
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	24		$48,403
Mathematics	24	$55,330	$73,746	$23,610
Theater	24	$19,551	$33,972	$21,500
Computer Engineering	23	$80,029	$100,975	$26,613
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	22	$33,319	$61,079	$22,875
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	21
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	19		$77,224	$19,845
Studio Art	19	$21,167	$44,272	$16,625
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	18	$65,249	$90,953	$23,773
Biotechnology	17
Writing	16	$43,267	$52,625	$22,195
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	15	$28,181		$21,875
Chemistry	15
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	14	$66,445	$80,478	$26,045
International Business	14
Landscape Architecture	13	$57,920	$74,488
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	13
Geology and Earth Science	13		$40,858
Industrial Engineering	12		$90,399
Philosophy	12
International Relations	12
Anthropology	11
Music	11		$52,346	$23,125
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	11
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management	10		$48,348
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	10
Sociology	9	$42,554	$53,802	$23,250
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations	8
Agricultural Production Operations	5
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	5
Physics	5
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies	3
Liberal Arts	2
Health Administration	2
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	1
Business/Commerce	1

A blank cell means the figure is withheld, usually because the program is small.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the most popular majors at Rhode Island?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in a year: Nursing (292), Psychology (241), Communications (200), Biology (173), Business Administration (164).

Which Rhode Island majors earn the most?

Four years after graduation, the highest median earnings are in Electrical Engineering ($106,153), Chemical Engineering ($103,525), Computer Engineering ($100,975), Biomedical/Medical Engineering ($96,532), Nursing ($96,020). Earnings are reported for 50 of Rhode Island's 73 programs.

How many majors does Rhode Island have?

Rhode Island awarded bachelor's degrees in 73 federal program categories in the most recent year reported. A college's own list of majors can be longer or shorter, because several named majors often fall under one federal category.

Source: College Scorecard, Most Recent Data by Field of Study (U.S. Department of Education), 2026-06-10 release. Programs are federal categories, which do not always match the names Rhode Island uses. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal financial aid, four years after a bachelor's degree, and are withheld for small programs.