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Philosophy at Rochester Institute of Technology

Philosophy at Rochester Institute of Technology

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

RIT Philosophy Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy

RIT Philosophy Rankings

The philosophy major at RIT is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Philosophy. 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.

Philosophy Student Demographics at RIT

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

RIT Philosophy Bachelor’s Program

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 100% of philosophy bachelor's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in philosophy 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 philosophy.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Philosophy

Philosophy majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
Philosophy 8

Careers That Philosophy Grads May Go Into

A degree in philosophy 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
Mathematical Science Professors 4,700 $105,070
Philosophy and Religion Professors 3,530 $80,480
Natural Sciences Managers 1,360 $148,460

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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