Photography at Rochester Institute of Technology

Every photography school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the photography 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 Photography section at the bottom of this page.

RIT Photography Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Photography
• Master’s Degree in Photography

RIT Photography Rankings

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

Photography Student Demographics at RIT

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

RIT Photography Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of photography bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in photography 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 photography.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	41
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

RIT Photography Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of photography master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in photography each year. RIT does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

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

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

Related Majors

• Film & Video Production

Careers That Photography Grads May Go Into

A degree in photography 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
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	11,530	$99,870
Photographers	4,090	$53,150

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.