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Software Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology

If you plan to study Software Engineering, consider the program at Rochester Institute of Technology. Get started with the following essential facts.

Rochester Institute of Technology is in Rochester, NY.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 118 software engineering degrees were granted at Rochester Institute of Technology.

Studying Online at Rochester Institute of Technology

Many students take online classes at Rochester Institute of Technology. Of 17,098 students, 540 (3%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 4,319 (25%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Software Engineering graduates at Rochester Institute of Technology, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Software Engineering graduates at Rochester Institute of Technology are 14% women (17) and 86% men (101).

Software Engineering Bachelor’s Program at Rochester Institute of Technology

Among the 105 bachelor’s software engineering degrees awarded at Rochester Institute of Technology, 14% were women (15) and 86% were men (90).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Software Engineering bachelor’s degree recipients at Rochester Institute of Technology.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	68
Hispanic / Latino	10
Black / African American	8
Asian	11
Two or More Races	3
International (Nonresident)	5

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 30% of Software Engineering bachelor’s degree recipients at Rochester Institute of Technology, lower than the national average of 38%.*

Software Engineering Master’s Program at Rochester Institute of Technology

Of the 13 master’s software engineering degrees awarded at Rochester Institute of Technology, 15% were women (2) and 85% were men (11).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Software Engineering master’s degree recipients at Rochester Institute of Technology.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	4
Asian	1
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	7

Minority students account for 15% of Software Engineering master’s degree recipients at Rochester Institute of Technology, higher than the national average of 11%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Top-Paying Careers for Software Engineering Graduates

Those who complete Software Engineering program at Rochester Institute of Technology go on to a range of careers. Below are the highest-paying careers for Software Engineering majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Database Architects	$148,480
Data Warehousing Specialists	$117,424
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$101,277
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers	$89,263
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$80,062
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,889
Software Developers	$76,447

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.