Communication & Media Studies at Rochester Institute of Technology
RIT is located in Rochester, New York and approximately 16,158 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,565 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Rochester Institute of Technology in 2021, 10 of them were communication and media studies majors.
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.
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RIT Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
- Master’s Degree in Communications
RIT Communication & Media Studies Rankings
The following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at RIT compares to programs at other colleges and universities.
Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.
Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.
Ranking Type | Rank |
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Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools | 233 |
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 300 |
In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in communications from RIT. This makes it the #122 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.
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

About 80% 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 | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 8 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
RIT Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

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 | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 3 |
International Students | 3 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
RIT also has a doctoral program available in communications. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
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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
- Image Credit: By Matthew D. Wilson (LtPowers) under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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