Communication & Journalism at Rochester Institute of Technology

If you are interested in studying communication and journalism, you may want to check out the program at Rochester Institute of Technology. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

RIT is located in Rochester, New York and has a total student population of 16,158. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 66 students received a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from RIT.

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

RIT Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism
• Master’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

RIT Communication & Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism 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 communication and journalism major at RIT is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication & Journalism. 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 Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools	103
Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools	309

In 2021, 58 students received their master’s degree in communication and journalism from RIT. This makes it the #42 most popular school for communication and journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at RIT

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

RIT Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 66 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Communication & Journalism from RIT in 2020-2021, 35% were men and 65% were women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at RIT 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 Rochester Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	46
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

RIT Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

The communication and journalism program at RIT awarded 58 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 17% of these degrees went to men with the other 83% going to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	16
International Students	35
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

The following communication and journalism concentations are available at Rochester Institute of Technology. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Rochester Institute of Technology. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	88
Communication & Media Studies	19
Public Relations & Advertising	11
Journalism	6

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Education
• Social Sciences
• Psychology

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication and journalism 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
Producers and Directors	26,110	$115,610
Public Relations Specialists	24,510	$74,000
Editors	19,140	$83,070
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Writers and Authors	7,410	$86,380

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.