Art Education at Rochester Institute of Technology

What traits are you looking for in a art education school? To help you decide if Rochester Institute of Technology is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's art education 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 Art Education section at the bottom of this page.

RIT Art Education Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Art Education

RIT Art Education Rankings

Art Education Student Demographics at RIT

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

RIT Art Education Master’s Program

64% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of art education master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in art education each year. RIT does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

Of the students who received a art education master's degree from RIT, 73% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the art education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 27% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Art Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in art education 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
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Middle School Teachers	39,950	$83,490
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	11,530	$99,870
Education Professors	5,590	$88,580

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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