Communication & Media Studies at Rochester Institute of Technology

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a communications school? To help you decide if Rochester Institute of Technology is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communications program.

RIT is located in Rochester, New York and approximately 16,158 students attend the school each year.

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

RIT Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
Master’s Degree in Communications

RIT Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at RIT is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication & Media Studies. 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.

Communications Student Demographics at RIT

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

RIT Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at RIT since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications 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 communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

RIT Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

83% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of communications master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from RIT, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

If you plan to be a communications major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rochester Institute of Technology. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	19

Careers That Communications Grads May Go Into

A degree in communications 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
Public Relations Specialists	24,510	$74,000
Editors	19,140	$83,070
Writers and Authors	7,410	$86,380
Reporters and Correspondents	4,540	$81,930
Communications Professors	3,080	$90,470

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
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