Sustainability Studies at Rochester Institute of Technology

What traits are you looking for in a sustainability school? To help you decide if Rochester Institute of Technology is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's sustainability 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 Sustainability Studies section at the bottom of this page.

RIT Sustainability Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Sustainability

RIT Sustainability Studies Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in sustainability, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Sustainability Student Demographics at RIT

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

RIT Sustainability Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of sustainability master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in sustainability each year. RIT does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 24% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology with a master's in sustainability.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Sustainability Grads May Go Into

A degree in sustainability 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.