Computer & IS Security at Rochester Institute of Technology

Every computer & is security school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance program at Rochester Institute of Technology stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Computer & IS Security section at the bottom of this page.

RIT Computer & IS Security Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
• Master’s Degree in Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance

RIT Computer & IS Security Rankings

The computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance major at RIT is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer & IS Security. 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.

Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Student Demographics at RIT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance majors at Rochester Institute of Technology.

RIT Computer & IS Security Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 89% of computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance bachelor's degrees went to men and 11% went to women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance 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 computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	62
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

RIT Computer & IS Security Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 81% of computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance master's degrees went to men and 19% went to women.

Of the students who received a computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance master's degree from RIT, 55% 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 computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	23
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

Careers That Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information systems security/auditing/information assurance 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
Computer and Information Systems Managers	27,070	$190,310
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	25,940	$94,940
Computer Network Support Specialists	12,930	$79,200
Computer Network Architects	8,660	$113,300
Database Administrators	7,100	$99,000

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

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