Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at Rochester Institute of Technology

What traits are you looking for in a multi / interdisciplinary studies school? To help you decide if Rochester Institute of Technology is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's multi / interdisciplinary studies program.

RIT is located in Rochester, New York and approximately 16,158 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students received a bachelor's degree in multi / interdisciplinary studies from RIT.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies section at the bottom of this page.

RIT Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
• Master’s Degree in Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
• Doctorate Degree in Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies

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.

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

• Master’s Degree

RIT Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Rankings

The multi / interdisciplinary studies major at RIT is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Multi / Interdisciplinary 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.

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in multi / interdisciplinary studies from RIT. This makes it the #106 most popular school for multi / interdisciplinary studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in multi / interdisciplinary studies, making the school the #133 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Student Demographics at RIT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the multi / interdisciplinary studies majors at Rochester Institute of Technology.

RIT Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of multi / interdisciplinary studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical multi / interdisciplinary studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at RIT since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in multi / interdisciplinary studies 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 multi / interdisciplinary studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	17
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

RIT Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Program

Of the 30 multi / interdisciplinary studies students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from RIT, about 47% were men and 53% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in multi / interdisciplinary studies each year. RIT does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a multi / interdisciplinary studies master's degree from RIT, 57% 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 multi / interdisciplinary studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	17
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

RIT also has a doctoral program available in multi / interdisciplinary studies. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies

If you plan to be a multi / interdisciplinary studies 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
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	24
International Studies	11
Museum Studies	10
Sustainability Science	7
Digital Humanities and Textual Studies	7
Nutrition Science	1

Careers That Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in multi / interdisciplinary studies 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
Accountants and Auditors	110,780	$96,300
Community and Social Service Specialists	15,510	$56,110
Medical Scientists	9,500	$95,170
Labor Relations Specialists	7,890	$85,870
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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