Chemistry at Rochester Institute of Technology

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

RIT is located in Rochester, New York and has a total student population of 16,158. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from RIT.

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

RIT Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry
• Master’s Degree in Chemistry

RIT Chemistry Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The chemistry major at RIT is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Chemistry. 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 Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in chemistry from RIT. This makes it the #153 most popular school for chemistry master’s degree candidates in the country.

Chemistry Student Demographics at RIT

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

RIT Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

Of the 17 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in chemistry from RIT in 2021, 41% were men and 59% were women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry 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 chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

RIT Chemistry Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students earned a master's degree in chemistry from RIT. About 25% of these graduates were women and the other 75% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• Materials Sciences
• Physics
• General Physical Sciences

Careers That Chemistry Grads May Go Into

A degree in chemistry 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
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,400	$79,340
Chemists	3,360	$85,590
Chemistry Professors	2,270	$102,260
Physics Postsecondary Professors	1,430	$117,370

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.