Environmental Science at Rochester Institute of Technology

Every environmental science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the bioenvironmental sciences program at Rochester Institute of Technology stacks up to those at other schools.

RIT is located in Rochester, New York and has a total student population of 16,158.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Environmental Science section at the bottom of this page.

RIT Environmental Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Bioenvironmental Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Bioenvironmental Sciences

RIT Environmental Science Rankings

The bioenvironmental sciences major at RIT is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Environmental Science. 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.

Bioenvironmental Sciences Student Demographics at RIT

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

RIT Environmental Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of bioenvironmental sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 30% went to women. The typical bioenvironmental sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at RIT since its program graduates 30% more men than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in bioenvironmental sciences at RIT are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its bioenvironmental sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

RIT Environmental Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of bioenvironmental sciences master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

In the bioenvironmental sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 24% better than the national 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 bioenvironmental sciences.

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

Related Majors

Careers That Bioenvironmental Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in bioenvironmental sciences 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
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,400	$79,340
Environmental Science Professors	820	$90,160

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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