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Communication & Media Studies at Rochester Institute of Technology

If you are interested in studying communication and media studies, 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 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.

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
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

70% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 10 communications students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from RIT, about 30% were men and 70% were women.

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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.

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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

89% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students graduated with a master's degree in communications from RIT. About 11% were men and 89% were women.

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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.

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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.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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