Computer Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology

If you plan to study computer engineering, take a look at what Rochester Institute of Technology has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

RIT Computer Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CE
• Master’s Degree in CE

RIT Computer Engineering Rankings

The ce major at RIT is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Engineering. 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.

CE Student Demographics at RIT

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

RIT Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 89% of ce bachelor's degrees went to men and 11% went to women.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ce 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 ce.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	26
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	121
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

RIT Computer Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 90% of ce master's degrees went to men and 10% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	24
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Computer Engineering

Computer Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
Software Engineering	134
General Computer Engineering	98

Related Majors

• Electrical Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• General Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering

Careers That CE Grads May Go Into

A degree in ce 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
Software Applications Developers	52,640	$116,830
Systems Software Developers	19,690	$115,120
Computer Network Architects	8,660	$113,300
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,330	$161,670
Engineering Professors	2,900	$127,010

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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