Co-op Wages by Degree

At RIT, an integral component of our students’ education is to gain relevant, real-world experience in their field before graduating. The majority of undergraduate programs require a co-op component.

Learn more about the co-op requirements, options, and salaries for each program below. Programs labeled with “ID” indicate that insufficient data exists for that data set. This can be due to low student reporting or the program being new at RIT.

Program	Co-op Avg	Co-op Max
3D Digital Design BFA	ID	ID
Accounting and Analytics MS	ID	ID
Accounting BS	$20.98	$29.95
Advertising and Public Relations BS	ID	ID
Applied and Computational Mathematics MS	ID	ID
Applied Mathematics BS	$23.42	$35.00
Applied Modern Language and Culture BS	ID	ID
Applied Statistics and Data Analytics BS	$25.21	$32.00
Applied Statistics MS	ID	ID
Architecture M.Arch.	$20.36	$25.00
Artificial Intelligence MS	ID	ID
ASL-English Interpretation BS	ID	ID
Astrophysical Sciences and Technology MS	ID	ID
Astrophysical Sciences and Technology Ph.D.	ID	ID
Biochemistry BS	$21.67	$28.00
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology BS	$22.33	$25.00
Bioinformatics MS	ID	ID
Biology BS	ID	ID
Biomedical and Chemical Engineering Ph.D.	ID	ID
Biomedical Engineering BS	$22.16	$32.00
Biomedical Engineering MS	ID	ID
Biomedical Sciences BS	$20.46	$26.00
Biotechnology and Molecular Bioscience BS	$20.60	$25.00
Business Administration MBA	$24.98	$50.00
Business Administration Ph.D.	ID	ID
Business Administration–Executive MBA	ID	ID
Business Administration–Online Executive MBA	ID	ID
Business Analytics MS	$24.62	$40.00
Ceramics MFA	ID	ID
Chemical Engineering BS	$22.54	$42.19
Chemical Engineering MS	ID	ID
Chemistry BS	ID	ID
Chemistry MS	ID	ID
Civil Engineering Technology BS	$20.71	$42.00
Cognitive Science Ph.D.	ID	ID
Color Science MS	ID	ID
Color Science Ph.D.	$38.85	$52.00
Communication BS	$16.84	$25.00
Communication MS	ID	ID
Communication Networks MS	$27.00	$35.00
Community Development and Inclusive Leadership BS	ID	ID
Computational Mathematics BS	$25.67	$42.00
Computer Engineering BS	$25.38	$57.00
Computer Engineering MS	$35.55	$48.00
Computer Engineering Technology BS	$25.48	$55.00
Computer Science BS	$26.01	$67.50
Computer Science MS	$32.13	$57.00
Computing and Information Sciences Ph.D.	$40.50	$60.00
Computing and Information Technologies BS	$21.13	$49.76
Construction Management MS	ID	ID
Criminal Justice BS	ID	ID
Criminal Justice MS	ID	ID
Cybersecurity BS	$25.37	$62.00
Cybersecurity MS	$28.51	$52.00
Data Science MS	$30.33	$70.66
Diagnostic Medical Sonography (Ultrasound) BS	ID	ID
Dietetics and Nutrition MS	ID	ID
Economics BS	$21.55	$30.00
Electrical and Computer Engineering Ph.D.	ID	ID
Electrical Engineering BS	$24.11	$47.00
Electrical Engineering MS	$32.25	$50.00
Electrical Engineering Technology BS	$23.38	$30.50
Engineering Management MS	ID	ID
English BS	ID	ID
Environmental Science BS	ID	ID
Environmental Science MS	ID	ID
Environmental Sustainability, Health and Safety BS	$23.12	$44.00
Environmental, Health and Safety Management MS	$29.03	$35.00
Exercise Science BS	ID	ID
Experimental Psychology MS	ID	ID
Film and Animation BFA	$21.88	$38.00
Film and Animation MFA	$19.07	$21.20
Finance BS	$19.74	$28.85
Finance MS	ID	ID
Fine Arts Studio MFA	ID	ID
Furniture Design MFA	ID	ID
Game Design and Development BS	$21.26	$55.77
Game Design and Development MS	ID	ID
Glass MFA	ID	ID
Global Business Management BS	$17.77	$22.00
Global Public Health BS	ID	ID
Global Supply Chain Management MS	ID	ID
Graphic Design BFA	$19.75	$37.00
Health and Well-Being Management MS	ID	ID
Health Care Interpretation MS	ID	ID
Health Informatics MS	ID	ID
Health Systems Management MS	ID	ID
History BS	ID	ID
Hospitality and Tourism Management BS	$16.80	$20.00
Hospitality Business Management MS	ID	ID
Human-Centered Computing BS	$23.24	$45.00
Human-Computer Interaction MS	$29.99	$63.84
Humanities, Computing, and Design BS	$20.46	$30.00
Illustration BFA	$16.19	$20.00
Imaging Science BS	$25.70	$29.00
Imaging Science MS	$31.67	$35.00
Imaging Science Ph.D.	ID	ID
Individualized Program BS	$22.80	$57.69
Industrial and Systems Engineering MS	$25.99	$37.02
Industrial Design BFA	$18.35	$24.50
Industrial Design MFA	ID	ID
Industrial Engineering BS	$23.70	$39.00
Information Technology and Analytics MS	$25.53	$49.00
Interior Design BFA	$17.50	$21.50
International and Global Studies BS	ID	ID
Journalism BS	$15.68	$17.00
Management Information Systems (MIS) BS	$23.56	$49.31
Manufacturing and Mechanical Systems Integration MS	$28.06	$39.38
Manufacturing Leadership MS	ID	ID
Marketing BS	$18.11	$29.81
Materials Science and Engineering MS	ID	ID
Mathematical Modeling Ph.D.	ID	ID
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Ph.D.	ID	ID
Mechanical Engineering BS	$23.22	$47.12
Mechanical Engineering ME	$28.33	$42.67
Mechanical Engineering MS	ID	ID
Mechanical Engineering Technology BS	$22.56	$40.00
Mechatronics Engineering Technology BS	ID	ID
Media Arts and Technology MS	ID	ID
Medical Illustration BFA	$17.28	$21.00
Medical Illustration MFA	$28.27	$30.00
Metals and Jewelry Design MFA	$24.40	$36.00
Microelectronic Engineering BS	$24.09	$32.75
Microelectronic Engineering MS	$49.00	$52.00
Microsystems Engineering Ph.D.	ID	ID
Motion Picture Science BS	ID	ID
Museum Studies BS	$15.87	$17.20
Neuroscience BS	ID	ID
New Media Design BFA	$19.64	$38.00
New Media Interactive Development BS	$22.28	$32.00
Nutritional Sciences BS	$16.02	$19.00
Organizational Leadership and Innovation MS	ID	ID
Packaging Science BS	$24.20	$33.00
Packaging Science MS	$30.65	$38.13
Philosophy BS	ID	ID
Photographic and Imaging Arts BFA	$16.56	$20.00
Photographic Sciences BS	$17.94	$22.00
Photography and Related Media MFA	ID	ID
Physician Assistant BS/MS	ID	ID
Physics BS	$22.73	$30.00
Physics MS	ID	ID
Physics Ph.D.	ID	ID
Political Science BS	ID	ID
Print and Graphic Media Science MS	$20.92	$25.00
Print and Graphic Media Technology BS	$17.49	$27.98
Product Development MS	$37.40	$45.67
Professional Studies MS	ID	ID
Project Management MS	ID	ID
Psychology BS	$16.06	$23.00
Robotics and Manufacturing Engineering Technology BS	$22.03	$35.00
Science, Technology and Public Policy MS	ID	ID
Secondary Education of Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing MS	ID	ID
Sociology and Anthropology BS	ID	ID
Software Engineering BS	$25.68	$59.89
Software Engineering MS	$30.01	$53.08
Studio Arts BFA	ID	ID
Supply Chain Management BS	$20.10	$30.00
Sustainability Ph.D.	ID	ID
Sustainable Systems MS	$27.19	$35.00
Technology Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship MS	ID	ID
Visual Arts–All Grades (Art Education) MST	ID	ID
Visual Communication Design MFA	$25.94	$56.00
Web and Mobile Computing BS	$25.23	$45.00
Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies BS	ID	ID