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Industrial Design at Rochester Institute of Technology

Industrial Design at Rochester Institute of Technology

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

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 Industrial Design section at the bottom of this page.

RIT Industrial Design Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Product Design
  • Master’s Degree in Product Design

RIT Industrial Design Rankings

The product design major at RIT is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Industrial Design. 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.

Product Design Student Demographics at RIT

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

RIT Industrial Design Bachelor’s Program

36% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 64% of product design bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% went to women.

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About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in product design 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 product design.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 35
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

RIT Industrial Design Master’s Program

45% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 55% of product design master's degrees went to men and 45% went to women.

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

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

Careers That Product Design Grads May Go Into

A degree in product design 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
Graphic Designers 21,350 $64,840
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 11,530 $99,870
Commercial and Industrial Designers 1,990 $74,830
Designers 590 $65,870

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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