Salary and Career Info
The Career Services and Cooperative Education team establishes strong relationships with undergraduate and graduate students throughout their college careers. Select a program's name to learn more details. Programs labeled with "ID" indicate that insufficient data exists for that data set- this can be due to low student reporting or the program is new at RIT.
College Co-op Overview
A majority of RIT colleges and programs require a co-op component. Learn more about the different co-op length requirements, the approximate number of students on co-op, and average weekly earnings per college.
A majority of RIT students complete required co-op components within their academic programs. Students report their co-op and complete an evaluation at the end of their experience in order for us to track employers, locations, salaries, learning outcomes, and more.
To collect post-graduation data, the office partners with academic departments to collect this information. Through our First Destination survey, the office learns what our Tigers' plans are after graduation- their current job, starting salaries, graduate school plans, and more. Consistent with other universities, the standard time frame for data collection is up until six months after graduation. Our coordinators continue their support of recent grads in their job search process. New alumni are encouraged to fill out the survey up to six months after graduation. Average first-year salary is created from data collected the past year or the past two years when not enough data is present.
Data below is collected annually and is RIT graduate data from summer 2020 through spring 2021.
| Co-op Min | Co-op Avg | Co-op Max | Median First-Year Salary for RIT Graduates | Average First-Year Salary for RIT Graduates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3D Digital Design BFA | $15.00 | $21.17 | $40.00 | $53,500 | $49,630 |
| Accounting and Analytics MS | ID | ID | ID | $50,700 | $50,350 |
| Advertising and Public Relations BS | $10.00 | $14.45 | $20.00 | ID | ID |
| Applied and Computational Mathematics MS | $20.00 | $22.00 | $24.00 | $62,000 | $65,330 |
| Applied Arts and Sciences BS | $12.50 | $17.32 | $25.00 | $83,000 | $87,360 |
| Applied Mathematics BS | $12.50 | $16.13 | $18.00 | $65,000 | $65,900 |
| Applied Modern Language and Culture BS | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Applied Statistics and Actuarial Science BS | $20.00 | $25.75 | $29.00 | $53,000 | $52,370 |
| Applied Statistics MS | $20.00 | $24.50 | $27.50 | $83,500 | $98,180 |
| Architecture M.Arch. | $12.50 | $19.13 | $30.00 | $51,400 | $51,600 |
| ASL-English Interpretation BS | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Astrophysical Sciences and Technology MS | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Astrophysical Sciences and Technology Ph.D. | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Biochemistry BS | $10.00 | $16.49 | $24.00 | ID | ID |
| Bioinformatics and Computational Biology BS | $12.50 | $15.63 | $18.75 | ID | ID |
| Bioinformatics MS | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Biology BS | $12.50 | $15.83 | $20.00 | ID | ID |
| Biomedical and Chemical Engineering Ph.D. | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Biomedical Engineering BS | $11.00 | $19.56 | $42.00 | $71,500 | $66,902 |
| Biomedical Sciences BS | $12.00 | $14.78 | $21.00 | ID | ID |
| Biotechnology and Molecular Bioscience BS | $12.50 | $16.08 | $26.00 | $60,000 | $52,000 |
| Business Administration MBA | $16.00 | $20.43 | $31.00 | $65,000 | $68,711 |
| Business Administration: Accounting BS | $10.00 | $17.50 | $40.00 | $50,000 | $47,367 |
| Business Administration: Finance BS | $12.50 | $18.04 | $25.00 | $85,000 | $65,333 |
| Business Administration: Marketing BS | $12.00 | $15.38 | $24.50 | $42,000 | $45,850 |
| Business Administration–Executive MBA | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Business Administration–Management BS | $12.50 | $15.89 | $22.00 | $40,750 | $49,260 |
| Business Administration–Online Executive MBA | ID | ID | ID | $86,000 | $78,750 |
| Business Analytics MS | $17.00 | $28.30 | $39.60 | $60,000 | $69,500 |
| Ceramics MFA | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Chemical Engineering BS | $12.00 | $19.44 | $30.71 | $70,500 | $70,730 |
| Chemistry BS | $12.50 | $18.75 | $25.00 | ID | ID |
| Chemistry MS | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Civil Engineering Technology BS | $13.00 | $17.92 | $33.34 | $59,000 | $58,229 |
| Color Science MS | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Color Science Ph.D. | $18.00 | $38.85 | $52.00 | ID | ID |
| Communication BS | $10.00 | $14.22 | $20.00 | ID | ID |
| Communication MS | ID | ID | ID | $40,500 | $44,500 |
| Communication Networks MS | $17.00 | $28.21 | $42.00 | $65,750 | $82,250 |
| Community Development and Inclusive Leadership BS | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Computational Mathematics BS | $15.58 | $24.12 | $52.00 | $75,000 | $78,000 |
| Computer Engineering BS | $10.00 | $22.78 | $43.00 | $80,000 | $80,317 |
| Computer Engineering MS | $21.00 | $22.67 | $25.00 | $110,250 | $107,708 |
| Computer Engineering Technology BS | $12.50 | $22.59 | $34.50 | $68,000 | $72,167 |
| Computer Science BS | $10.00 | $23.82 | $53.25 | $83,500 | $87,800 |
| Computer Science MS | $12.50 | $33.01 | $61.71 | $110,500 | $108,021 |
| Computing and Information Sciences Ph.D. | $16.00 | $40.50 | $60.00 | ID | ID |
| Computing and Information Technologies BS | $12.00 | $19.89 | $60.00 | $68,640 | $68,796 |
| Computing Security BS | $14.70 | $26.24 | $44.00 | $80,000 | $81,424 |
| Computing Security MS | $18.00 | $31.72 | $72.00 | $120,000 | $106,667 |
| Construction Management MS | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Criminal Justice BS | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Criminal Justice MS | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Data Science MS | $16.00 | $34.38 | $62.50 | ID | ID |
| Diagnostic Medical Sonography (Ultrasound) BS | ID | ID | ID | $56,954 | $57,170 |
| Dietetics and Nutrition BS | $8.35 | $13.04 | $15.00 | ID | ID |
| Digital Humanities and Social Sciences BS | $12.50 | $15.63 | $25.00 | $60,000 | $54,167 |
| Economics BS | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering Ph.D. | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Electrical Engineering BS | $12.00 | $21.82 | $45.00 | $73,000 | $74,264 |
| Electrical Engineering MS | $21.50 | $35.20 | $48.00 | $80,500 | $83,331 |
| Electrical Engineering Technology BS | $14.00 | $21.89 | $40.00 | $67,500 | $68,450 |
| Engineering Management ME | $19.00 | $24.45 | $37.02 | $73,000 | $73,537 |
| Engineering Ph.D. | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| English BS | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Environmental Science BS | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Environmental Science MS | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Environmental Sustainability, Health and Safety BS | $15.00 | $19.89 | $35.77 | $55,000 | $55,940 |
| Environmental, Health and Safety Management MS | $16.00 | $22.50 | $28.60 | $73,000 | $70,768 |
| Exercise Science BS | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Experimental Psychology MS | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Film and Animation BFA | $16.00 | $17.13 | $25.00 | $50,000 | $45,000 |
| Film and Animation MFA | $15.00 | $16.51 | $18.50 | ID | ID |
| Finance MS | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Fine Arts Studio MFA | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Furniture Design MFA | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Game Design and Development BS | $8.50 | $20.94 | $55.00 | $63,700 | $83,904 |
| Game Design and Development MS | $25.00 | $31.40 | $38.50 | $76,000 | $74,429 |
| Glass MFA | $15.00 | $16.67 | $19.00 | ID | ID |
| Global Supply Chain Management MS | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Graphic Design BFA | $17.00 | $20.70 | $28.60 | $52,500 | $50,600 |
| Health and Well-being Management MS | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Health Care Interpretation MS | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Health Informatics MS | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Health Systems Management MS | ID | ID | ID | $80,000 | $72,330 |
| History BS | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Hospitality and Tourism Management BS | $11.00 | $14.62 | $25.00 | $46,000 | $44,060 |
| Hospitality and Tourism Management MS | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Human-Centered Computing BS | $11.60 | $20.93 | $35.00 | $70,000 | $72,571 |
| Human-Computer Interaction MS | $17.00 | $28.86 | $55.00 | $77,000 | $75,750 |
| Illustration BFA | $10.00 | $12.63 | $14.00 | ID | ID |
| Imaging Science BS | ID | ID | ID | $76,500 | $89,100 |
| Imaging Science MS | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Imaging Science Ph.D. | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Industrial and Systems Engineering MS | $10.00 | $25.49 | $40.00 | $85,000 | $81,600 |
| Industrial Design BFA | $11.00 | $16.96 | $20.00 | $57,500 | $58,250 |
| Industrial Design MFA | $25.00 | $26.20 | $28.60 | $65,000 | $64,000 |
| Industrial Engineering BS | $15.00 | $21.48 | $43.00 | $65,000 | $66,764 |
| Information Technology and Analytics MS | $18.00 | $27.46 | $52.88 | $85,000 | $86,000 |
| Integrative Design MS | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Interior Design BFA | $13.00 | $15.38 | $20.00 | $47,000 | $47,667 |
| International and Global Studies BS | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Journalism BS | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Management Information Systems (MIS) BS | $12.50 | $21.12 | $40.00 | $63,000 | $65,468 |
| Manufacturing and Mechanical Systems Integration MS | $12.50 | $21.76 | $29.83 | $72,750 | $77,452 |
| Manufacturing Leadership MS | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Materials Science and Engineering MS | ID | ID | ID | $72,500 | $72,667 |
| Mathematical Modeling Ph.D. | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Ph.D. | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Mechanical Engineering BS | $12.00 | $20.79 | $43.00 | $70,000 | $68,783 |
| Mechanical Engineering ME | $18.00 | $23.49 | $34.00 | $80,000 | $80,073 |
| Mechanical Engineering MS | $15.00 | $22.60 | $38.00 | $70,000 | $68,560 |
| Mechanical Engineering Technology BS | $8.00 | $19.94 | $43.75 | $67,600 | $66,753 |
| Mechatronics Engineering Technology BS | $17.00 | $19.00 | $22.00 | $72,000 | $78,000 |
| Media Arts and Technology BS | $12.55 | $16.03 | $20.00 | $47,500 | $46,000 |
| Media Arts and Technology MS | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Medical Illustration BFA | ID | ID | ID | $52,500 | $52,600 |
| Medical Illustration MFA | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Metals and Jewelry Design MFA | $20.00 | $29.33 | $40.00 | ID | ID |
| Microelectronic Engineering BS | $11.50 | $21.22 | $30.20 | $75,000 | $85,800 |
| Microelectronic Engineering MS | $30.00 | $30.36 | $30.72 | $90,000 | $87,750 |
| Microsystems Engineering Ph.D. | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Motion Picture Science BS | $15.50 | $16.00 | $16.50 | $70,000 | $74,357 |
| Museum Studies BS | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| New Media Design BFA | $10.00 | $18.32 | $27.50 | $70,069 | $72,352 |
| New Media Interactive Development BS | $13.00 | $21.07 | $45.00 | $88,500 | $87,375 |
| Nutritional Sciences BS | $12.50 | $13.54 | $14.58 | ID | ID |
| Organizational Leadership and Innovation MS | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Packaging Science BS | $15.00 | $22.26 | $31.25 | $70,000 | $68,920 |
| Packaging Science MS | $20.00 | $27.34 | $38.00 | $80,000 | $79,873 |
| Philosophy BS | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Photographic and Imaging Arts BFA | $12.00 | $15.29 | $18.50 | $38,000 | $40,000 |
| Photographic Sciences BS | $14.00 | $23.31 | $32.00 | $55,000 | $57,170 |
| Photography and Related Media MFA | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Physician Assistant BS/MS | ID | ID | ID | $96,500 | $99,588 |
| Physics BS | $12.50 | $17.50 | $22.00 | ID | ID |
| Physics MS | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Political Science BS | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Print and Graphic Media Science MS | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Product Development MS | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Professional Studies MS | $15.00 | $19.63 | $24.26 | $77,930 | $76,970 |
| Psychology BS | $11.00 | $14.13 | $20.00 | ID | ID |
| Public Policy BS | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Robotics and Manufacturing Engineering Technology BS | $15.00 | $19.32 | $24.04 | $75,500 | $75,100 |
| Science, Technology and Public Policy MS | $24.00 | $24.50 | $25.00 | $39,508 | $42,250 |
| Secondary Education of Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing MS | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Sociology and Anthropology BS | $14.50 | $15.00 | $15.50 | ID | ID |
| Software Engineering BS | $11.00 | $24.36 | $67.65 | $92,000 | $96,957 |
| Software Engineering MS | $16.00 | $35.67 | $82.50 | $130,500 | $124,000 |
| Studio Arts BFA | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Supply Chain Management BS | $14.00 | $17.71 | $23.08 | ID | ID |
| Sustainability Ph.D. | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Sustainable Engineering MS | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Sustainable Systems MS | $17.00 | $19.75 | $22.50 | ID | ID |
| Technology Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship MS | $20.00 | $24.25 | $27.00 | ID | ID |
| Visual Arts–All Grades (Art Education) MST | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Visual Communication Design MFA | $12.00 | $31.04 | $60.00 | $77,500 | $89,250 |
| Web and Mobile Computing BS | $11.50 | $21.09 | $45.00 | $70,000 | $81,143 |