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General Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology

General Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology

Every general engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the engineering 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 General Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

RIT General Engineering Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Engineering

RIT General Engineering Rankings

There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at RIT

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

RIT General Engineering Master’s Program

83% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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Of the students who received a engineering master's degree from RIT, 67% 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 engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within General Engineering

General 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
General Engineering 22

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering 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
Architectural and Engineering Managers 7,330 $161,670
Engineers 4,910 $95,270
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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