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Sign Language Interpretation at Rochester Institute of Technology

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

Rochester Institute of Technology is in Rochester, NY.

During the most recent reporting year, 37 sign language interpretation graduations were recorded at Rochester Institute of Technology.

Online Class Availability 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

The following sections describe the diversity of Sign Language Interpretation graduates at Rochester Institute of Technology, by degree type.

Program-wide, Sign Language Interpretation graduates at Rochester Institute of Technology are 84% women (31) and 16% men (6).

Sign Language Interpretation Bachelor’s Program at Rochester Institute of Technology

Of the 31 bachelor’s sign language interpretation graduates at Rochester Institute of Technology, 84% were women (26) and 16% were men (5).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	24
Hispanic / Latino	3
Black / African American	1
Asian	1
Two or More Races	2

Minority students account for 23% of Sign Language Interpretation bachelor’s degree recipients at Rochester Institute of Technology, higher than the national average of 20%.*

Sign Language Interpretation Master’s Program at Rochester Institute of Technology

Of the 6 master’s sign language interpretation degrees awarded at Rochester Institute of Technology, 83% were women (5) and 17% were men (1).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	4
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of Sign Language Interpretation master’s degree recipients at Rochester Institute of Technology, above the national average of 33%.*

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

Best-Paid Careers for Sign Language Interpretation Graduates

Students who finish Sign Language Interpretation program at Rochester Institute of Technology work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Sign Language Interpretation graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Interpreters and Translators	$52,627

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.