Human Resource Management at Rochester Institute of Technology

If you plan to study human resource management, take a look at what Rochester Institute of Technology has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

RIT is located in Rochester, New York and has a total student population of 16,158. Of the 2,565 student who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Rochester Institute of Technology in 2,021, 1 of them were human resource management majors.

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

RIT Human Resource Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in HR
• Master’s Degree in HR

Online Classes Are Available at RIT

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

RIT does offer online education options in HR for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

RIT Human Resource Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the HR progam at RIT 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 HR major at RIT is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Human Resource Management. 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
	159
Best Value Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools	238
Most Focused Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	323

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in HR from RIT. This makes it the #181 most popular school for HR master’s degree candidates in the country.

HR Student Demographics at RIT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the HR majors at Rochester Institute of Technology.

RIT Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 HR major earned their bachelor's degree from RIT.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in HR.

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

RIT Human Resource Management Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 HR majors earned their master's degree from RIT. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in HR each year. RIT does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology with a master's in HR.

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

RIT also has a doctoral program available in HR. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Business Support & Assistant Services
• General Business/Commerce
• International Business
• Marketing
• Hospitality Management

Careers That HR Grads May Go Into

A degree in HR can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Rochester Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Human Resources Specialists	41,300	$75,650
Training and Development Specialists	23,500	$69,910
Human Resources Managers	10,230	$150,280
Business Professors	8,910	$110,500
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	8,810	$76,680

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 Matthew D. Wilson (LtPowers) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.