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The University of Rhode Island in Kingston offers online undergraduate degree-completion programs, master's degrees and professional doctorates through URI Online. Online program tuition is published per credit in a URI Online table, and several programs accept residents of specific states only.

Verified online degrees

6 programs verified so far (2 bachelor's, 3 master's, 1 doctoral). The university may offer more online degrees than we have verified.

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University of Rhode Island

Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies (Degree Completion)

Bachelor'sBISDegree completionBachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies
Subject: Interdisciplinary Studies
Administering location: Kingston, RIUniversity location, not a residency requirement
Online format: Fully onlineAll coursework is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.
In-person requirements: In-person requirements not verified
Duration: Duration not verified · 120 credits
Tuition: Tuition: $654 per credit · All online students
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Nursing, R.N. to B.S. Degree Completion

Bachelor'sBSCredential pathwayBachelor of Science in Nursing
Subject: Nursing (BSN, MSN)
Administering location: Kingston, RIUniversity location, not a residency requirement
Online format: Online coursework + local placementCoursework is online; a clinical placement, practicum, internship, fieldwork or student teaching is completed in person, usually near the student.
In-person requirements: Practical placement required
Duration: Duration not verified · 120 credits
Tuition: Tuition: $631 per credit · All online students · 2025-2026
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Flexible M.B.A.

Master'sMBAMaster of Business Administration
Subject: Business Administration (incl. MBA)
Administering location: Kingston, RIUniversity location, not a residency requirement
Online format: Fully onlineAll coursework is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program. · Synchronous (live sessions)
In-person requirements: In-person requirements not verified
Duration: Duration not verified · 42 credits
Tuition: Tuition: $2,754 per course · Out-of-state — Out-of-state online rate
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Master of Library and Information Studies

Master'sMLISMaster of Library and Information Studies
Subject: Information Systems
Administering location: Kingston, RIUniversity location, not a residency requirement
Online format: Online coursework + local placementCoursework is online; a clinical placement, practicum, internship, fieldwork or student teaching is completed in person, usually near the student.
In-person requirements: Practical placement required
Duration: within 2 years (Accelerated online format) · 36 credits
Tuition: Tuition: $918 per credit · All online students
Next deadline: October 15, 2026 · Spring 2027
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Master of Science in Data Science

Master'sMSMaster of Science in Data Science
Subject: Data Science & Analytics
Administering location: Kingston, RIUniversity location, not a residency requirement
Online format: Fully onlineAll coursework is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.
In-person requirements: In-person requirements not verified
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: Tuition: $875 per credit · All online students
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Doctor of Nursing Practice

Professional doctorateDNPDoctor of Nursing Practice
Subject: Nursing (BSN, MSN) · Nursing Leadership
Administering location: Kingston, RIUniversity location, not a residency requirement
Online format: Online coursework + local placementCoursework is online; a clinical placement, practicum, internship, fieldwork or student teaching is completed in person, usually near the student.
In-person requirements: Practical placement required
Duration: Duration not verified · 38 credits
Tuition: Tuition: $825 per credit · All online students
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Accreditation

  • New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since December 1, 1931 · next review 06/30/2028

    Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education

    Source: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Institutional accreditation covers the institution. It does not by itself mean a program is accredited by a specialized accreditor or that it leads to a professional license; programmatic accreditation is shown on each program page.

Online student services

Services the university publishes for online students. Availability can depend on program and enrollment status.

Online student services: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Where online students can enroll from

State authorization (can the university enroll you online from your state?) and professional licensure (does a program meet your state's licensing requirements?) are separate questions.

State authorization

  • URI is approved to participate in NC-SARA and can admit residents of all states, DC, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to online programs; some programs accept only residents of listed states.
    Source: web.uri.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Professional licensure disclosures

International students

  • URI is currently only accepting applications for online programs from international residents of Australia.
    Source: web.uri.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Offerings we reviewed but do not list

This directory lists online bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees. These offerings were checked against official pages and fall outside that scope.
  • Healthcare Management, Graduate Certificate (and other URI Online graduate certificates)Certificate, not a degree.Source: web.uri.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Institution

Official name
University of Rhode Island
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
Green Hall, 35 Campus Avenue, Kingston, RI 02881
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Students enrolled exclusively in distance education
730 of 17,351 students (Fall 2023)
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Sources

Last verified October 10, 2026. Program facts and their sources are on each program page.
  1. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  2. IPEDS Fall 2023 enrollment by distance-education status (EF2023A_DIST) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  3. DAPIP — NECHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  4. web.uri.edu/business/academics/graduate/mba/flexible-mba/ — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
  5. web.uri.edu/education/academics/doctoral-programs/ed-d/ — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
  6. web.uri.edu/nursing/academics/doctor-of-nursing-practice/admission-and-fees/ — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 10, 2026
  7. web.uri.edu/nursing/academics/doctor-of-nursing-practice/curriculum/ — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
  8. web.uri.edu/online/ — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
  9. web.uri.edu/online/programs/graduate/master-of-library-and-information-studies/ — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
  10. web.uri.edu/online/student-resources/state-authorization/ — Official disclosure page, verified October 10, 2026
  11. web.uri.edu/public-health/academics/master-of-public-health/ — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026

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