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.

Co-op and Internship Overview
The 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 through the Co-op and Internship Overview

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 is collected annually and RIT graduate outcomes below are from summer 2021 through spring 2022.

Program 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 $16.50 $17.63 $21.00 ID ID
Accounting and Analytics MS $17.00 $27.40 $33.33 ID ID
Accounting BS $15.00 $18.43 $25.00 $49,000 $44,800
Advertising and Public Relations BS $10.00 $13.83 $17.00 $43,200 $43,100
Applied and Computational Mathematics MS ID ID ID $86,000 $87,600
Applied Mathematics BS $15.00 $19.75 $25.00 ID ID
Applied Modern Language and Culture BS ID ID ID ID ID
Applied Statistics and Data Analytics BS $20.00 $24.33 $32.00 ID ID
Applied Statistics MS ID ID ID $93,400 $98,000
Architecture M.Arch. ID ID ID ID ID
Artificial Intelligence MS ID ID ID ID ID
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 ID ID ID ID ID
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology BS $13.50 $15.72 $19.00 ID ID
Bioinformatics MS ID ID ID ID ID
Biology BS ID ID ID ID ID
Biomedical and Chemical Engineering Ph.D. ID ID ID ID ID
Biomedical Engineering BS $13.30 $21.52 $42.00 $71,000 $68,700
Biomedical Engineering MS ID ID ID ID ID
Biomedical Sciences BS $15.00 $16.28 $18.00 ID ID
Biotechnology and Molecular Bioscience BS $14.00 $18.13 $24.00 $51,000 $49,700
Business Administration MBA $15.00 $25.11 $45.67 $61,500 $63,300
Business Administration Ph.D. ID ID ID ID ID
Business Administration–Executive MBA ID ID ID ID ID
Business Administration–Online Executive MBA ID ID ID ID ID
Business Analytics MS $18.00 $26.78 $35.00 $77,500 $80,400
Ceramics MFA ID ID ID ID ID
Chemical Engineering BS $12.00 $20.88 $34.50 $73,000 $73,500
Chemical Engineering MS ID ID ID ID ID
Chemistry BS $13.50 $17.58 $22.80 $70,000 $80,300
Chemistry MS ID ID ID ID ID
Civil Engineering Technology BS $8.00 $19.37 $40.55 $62,000 $60,000
Cognitive Science Ph.D. ID ID ID ID ID
Color Science MS ID ID ID ID ID
Color Science Ph.D. $18.00 $38.85 $52.00 ID ID
Communication BS $15.00 $15.40 $17.00 ID ID
Communication MS ID ID ID ID ID
Communication Networks MS $21.00 $24.00 $30.00 $115,500 $95,500
Community Development and Inclusive Leadership BS ID ID ID ID ID
Computational Mathematics BS $19.25 $35.63 $55.00 ID ID
Computer Engineering BS $13.50 $24.87 $60.00 $82,800 $84,000
Computer Engineering MS $17.50 $27.65 $41.00 $104,000 $103,800
Computer Engineering Technology BS $15.00 $23.82 $48.00 $75,000 $79,800
Computer Science BS $12.00 $26.55 $65.70 $93,000 $102,200
Computer Science MS $16.00 $35.67 $65.00 $127,000 $128,400
Computing and Information Sciences Ph.D. $16.00 $40.50 $60.00 ID ID
Computing and Information Technologies BS $14.00 $22.96 $50.00 $87,300 $76,200
Construction Management MS ID ID ID ID ID
Criminal Justice BS ID ID ID ID ID
Criminal Justice MS ID ID ID ID ID
Cybersecurity BS $13.00 $23.67 $58.85 $85,000 $95,800
Cybersecurity MS $18.00 $32.93 $54.00 $110,000 $113,800
Data Science MS $17.00 $32.96 $100.00 $115,500 $111,700
Diagnostic Medical Sonography (Ultrasound) BS ID ID ID ID ID
Dietetics and Nutrition MS ID ID ID ID ID
Economics BS ID ID ID ID ID
Electrical and Computer Engineering Ph.D. ID ID ID ID ID
Electrical Engineering BS $15.00 $23.44 $62.50 $75,000 $78,400
Electrical Engineering MS $16.50 $31.50 $50.00 $92,000 $96,500
Electrical Engineering Technology BS $15.00 $21.04 $30.00 $74,000 $76,000
Engineering Management MS ID ID ID ID ID
English BS ID ID ID ID ID
Environmental Science BS $14.00 $15.33 $16.00 ID ID
Environmental Science MS ID ID ID ID ID
Environmental Sustainability, Health and Safety BS $13.20 $21.26 $33.00 $51,000 $50,400
Environmental, Health and Safety Management MS $19.50 $33.29 $48.00 $80,000 $77,300
Exercise Science BS ID ID ID ID ID
Experimental Psychology MS ID ID ID ID ID
Film and Animation BFA $13.00 $16.86 $23.00 $60,000 $64,300
Film and Animation MFA $16.50 $16.50 $16.50 ID ID
Finance BS $14.20 $20.17 $40.00 $65,000 $64,800
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 $10.00 $23.37 $62.00 $76,000 $73,500
Game Design and Development MS $16.20 $23.37 $32.00 $125,000 $103,300
Glass MFA ID ID ID ID ID
Global Business Management BS $15.00 $20.04 $28.06 ID ID
Global Public Health BS ID ID ID ID ID
Global Supply Chain Management MS $20.00 $23.25 $26.00 ID ID
Graphic Design BFA $7.25 $15.24 $21.00 $52,500 $52,800
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 $87,000 $84,100
History BS ID ID ID ID ID
Hospitality and Tourism Management BS $13.00 $16.50 $21.25 ID ID
Hospitality Business Management MS ID ID ID ID ID
Human-Centered Computing BS $15.00 $21.91 $37.00 ID ID
Human-Computer Interaction MS $16.00 $26.42 $40.86 $84,000 $91,000
Humanities, Computing, and Design BS $15.00 $17.86 $25.00 ID ID
Illustration BFA $15.00 $20.33 $30.00 ID ID
Imaging Science BS $17.00 $23.09 $30.40 ID ID
Imaging Science MS ID ID ID ID ID
Imaging Science Ph.D. ID ID ID ID ID
Individualized Program BS $15.00 $21.90 $30.00 $100,000 $85,000
Industrial and Systems Engineering MS $17.62 $27.14 $36.40 $78,000 $81,000
Industrial Design BFA $16.00 $22.00 $30.00 $56,000 $54,200
Industrial Design MFA $15.00 $27.17 $40.00 ID ID
Industrial Engineering BS $13.50 $22.38 $42.00 $75,000 $75,700
Information Technology and Analytics MS $17.00 $21.67 $25.00 $85,000 $81,400
Integrative Design MS ID ID ID ID ID
Interior Design BFA $15.00 $17.20 $23.00 ID ID
International and Global Studies BS ID ID ID ID ID
Journalism BS ID ID ID ID ID
Management Information Systems (MIS) BS $15.00 $22.32 $43.27 $70,000 $73,400
Manufacturing and Mechanical Systems Integration MS $17.00 $26.59 $39.38 $80,000 $83,900
Manufacturing Leadership MS ID ID ID ID ID
Marketing BS $10.00 $16.83 $26.00 $50,000 $57,000
Materials Science and Engineering MS ID ID ID $77,000 $79,400
Mathematical Modeling Ph.D. ID ID ID ID ID
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Ph.D. ID ID ID ID ID
Mechanical Engineering BS $13.20 $22.44 $47.00 $72,100 $72,600
Mechanical Engineering ME $23.00 $32.95 $43.27 $78,000 $79,300
Mechanical Engineering MS ID ID ID ID ID
Mechanical Engineering Technology BS $15.00 $21.61 $35.00 $70,000 $69,100
Mechatronics Engineering Technology BS $17.00 $20.43 $25.00 $76,700 $71,700
Media Arts and Technology MS ID ID ID ID ID
Medical Illustration BFA ID ID ID ID ID
Medical Illustration MFA ID ID ID ID ID
Metals and Jewelry Design MFA $25.00 $28.13 $31.25 ID ID
Microelectronic Engineering BS $16.00 $22.88 $34.00 ID ID
Microelectronic Engineering MS $23.00 $36.20 $52.00 ID ID
Microsystems Engineering Ph.D. ID ID ID ID ID
Motion Picture Science BS $16.50 $16.50 $16.50 ID ID
Museum Studies BS $13.20 $13.20 $13.20 ID ID
Neuroscience BS ID ID ID ID ID
New Media Design BFA $12.50 $22.09 $55.00 $70,000 $75,000
New Media Interactive Development BS $15.00 $21.35 $63.00 ID ID
Nutritional Sciences BS $8.35 $15.05 $22.05 ID ID
Organizational Leadership and Innovation MS ID ID ID ID ID
Packaging Science BS $15.00 $22.47 $32.00 $71,500 $72,100
Packaging Science MS $20.00 $27.96 $48.00 $77,800 $75,600
Philosophy BS ID ID ID ID ID
Photographic and Imaging Arts BFA $11.00 $14.00 $16.00 $43,000 $42,800
Photographic Sciences BS $15.00 $20.25 $38.75 $62,000 $73,700
Photography and Related Media MFA ID ID ID ID ID
Physician Assistant BS/MS ID ID ID $103,000 $97,000
Physics BS $13.20 $18.30 $24.00 $85,000 $82,600
Physics MS ID ID ID ID ID
Physics Ph.D. ID ID ID ID ID
Political Science BS ID ID ID ID ID
Print and Graphic Media Science MS $15.00 $19.67 $22.00 ID ID
Print and Graphic Media Technology BS $15.00 $17.78 $24.00 ID ID
Product Development MS ID ID ID ID ID
Professional Studies MS ID ID ID ID ID
Project Management MS ID ID ID ID ID
Psychology BS $9.38 $15.93 $40.00 ID ID
Robotics and Manufacturing Engineering Technology BS $17.00 $21.80 $27.00 $70,000 $70,600
Science, Technology and Public Policy MS ID ID ID $75,000 $72,700
Secondary Education of Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing MS ID ID ID ID ID
Sociology and Anthropology BS $14.00 $15.50 $17.00 ID ID
Software Engineering BS $15.00 $26.12 $73.00 $87,500 $94,200
Software Engineering MS $18.00 $30.88 $45.00 $85,000 $95,200
Studio Arts BFA ID ID ID ID ID
Supply Chain Management BS $15.00 $18.77 $21.00 ID ID
Sustainability Ph.D. ID ID ID ID ID
Sustainable Systems MS ID ID ID ID ID
Technology Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship MS ID ID ID ID ID
Visual Arts–All Grades (Art Education) MST ID ID ID ID ID
Visual Communication Design MFA $15.00 $27.10 $56.00 $106,000 $99,400
Web and Mobile Computing BS $15.00 $23.33 $47.82 $80,000 $84,500
Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies BS ID ID ID ID ID