Physics at Rochester Institute of Technology

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

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 Physics section at the bottom of this page.

RIT Physics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physics
• Master’s Degree in Physics

RIT Physics Rankings

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

Physics Student Demographics at RIT

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

RIT Physics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at RIT since its program graduates 20% more women than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics 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 physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	30
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

RIT Physics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of physics master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Of the students who received a physics master's degree from RIT, 56% 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 physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Physics

The following physics concentations are available at Rochester Institute of Technology. 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
General Physics	40

Related Majors

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

Careers That Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in physics 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
Physics Postsecondary Professors	1,430	$117,370
Natural Sciences Managers	1,360	$148,460
Physicists	950	$138,920

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.