Fine & Studio Arts at Rochester Institute of Technology

If you are interested in studying fine & studio arts, you may want to check out the program at Rochester Institute of Technology. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 Fine & Studio Arts section at the bottom of this page.

RIT Fine & Studio Arts Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts
• Master’s Degree in Fine Arts

RIT Fine & Studio Arts Rankings

The fine arts major at RIT is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Fine & Studio Arts. 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.

Fine Arts Student Demographics at RIT

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

RIT Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of fine arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

RIT Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Program

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

In the fine arts master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 8% better 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 master's in fine arts.

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

Concentrations Within Fine & Studio Arts

If you plan to be a fine arts major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Fine Arts	14
Jewelry Arts	6
Other Fine Arts & Art Studies	4
Ceramic Arts & Ceramics	2

Related Majors

• Film, Video & Photographic Arts
• Design & Applied Arts

Careers That Fine Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in fine arts 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
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	11,530	$99,870
Art Directors	8,320	$124,710
Jewelers, Precious Stone and Metal Workers	4,390	$50,380
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.