Liberal Arts General Studies at Rochester Institute of Technology

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

RIT Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Liberal Arts
• Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts

RIT Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

The liberal arts major at RIT is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Liberal Arts General Studies. 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 Student Demographics at RIT

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

RIT Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program

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

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in liberal arts 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.

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 General Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of liberal arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical liberal arts 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 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.

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 General Studies

If you plan to be a liberal arts 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
Individualized Studies	120
Liberal Arts	16

Careers That Liberal Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in liberal arts 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
• Image Credit: By Matthew D. Wilson (LtPowers) under License

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