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Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Rochester Institute of Technology

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a liberal arts / sciences & humanities school? To help you decide if Rochester Institute of Technology is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's liberal arts / sciences & humanities 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 Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities section at the bottom of this page.

RIT Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

Online Classes Are Available at RIT

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

RIT does offer online education options in liberal arts / sciences & humanities for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Associate’s Degree
Bachelor’s Degree

RIT Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Rankings

The liberal arts / sciences & humanities major at RIT is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities. 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.

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Student Demographics at RIT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the liberal arts / sciences & humanities majors at Rochester Institute of Technology.

RIT Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate’s Program

63% Women

37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of liberal arts / sciences & humanities associate's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in liberal arts / sciences & humanities at RIT are white. Around 63% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology with a associate's in liberal arts / sciences & humanities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

RIT Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of liberal arts / sciences & humanities bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical liberal arts / sciences & humanities bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at RIT since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts / sciences & humanities 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 liberal arts / sciences & humanities.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	65
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Concentrations Within Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

If you plan to be a liberal arts / sciences & humanities major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Liberal Arts General Studies	136

Careers That Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Grads May Go Into

A degree in liberal arts / sciences & humanities 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
Professors	6,440	$112,000

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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