Psychology at Rochester Institute of Technology

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

RIT is located in Rochester, New York and approximately 16,158 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from RIT.

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

RIT Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology

RIT Psychology Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at RIT is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Psychology. 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 Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	69
	85
Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	197
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	973

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in psychology from RIT. This makes it the #442 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at RIT

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

RIT Psychology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from RIT. About 71% of these graduates were women and the other 29% were men. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at RIT since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its psychology 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	10
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

RIT Psychology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students earned a master's degree in psychology from RIT. About 79% of these graduates were women and the other 21% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. RIT does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from RIT, 86% 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology 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
General Psychology	24
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	14
Child Development & Psychology	8

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Education
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	11,370	$94,140
Psychology Professors	4,840	$99,690
Psychologists	480	$99,640

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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