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. Of the 2,565 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Rochester Institute of Technology in 2021, 106 of them were liberal arts general studies majors.

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

Online Classes Are Available at RIT

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? RIT offers distance education options for liberal arts at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

RIT Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks liberal arts programs across the country. The following shows how RIT performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	49
Most Focused Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	307
Most Popular Online Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools	339

Earnings of RIT Liberal Arts Graduates

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at RIT is $36,322. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 13% higher than the national average of $32,253 for all liberal arts bachelor's degree recipients.

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, 43% of liberal arts associate's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in liberal arts only graduates about 35% men each year. The program at RIT may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 8% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in liberal arts at RIT are white. Around 53% 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	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	16
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

RIT Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 106 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in liberal arts from RIT in 2021, 54% were men and 46% were women. The typical liberal arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at RIT since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

About 66% 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	8
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	70
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

RIT also has a doctoral program available in liberal arts. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.