Post-Graduation Salary and Career Info

Cybersecurity BS

At RIT, you don’t just graduate with a degree, you graduate with the skills and hands-on experience to thrive in your chosen career.

First-Year Full-Time Salary of RIT Cybersecurity BS Graduates

$78,200

Average

$84,000

Median

RIT publishes full-time salaries, outcome rates, and typical job titles for graduates within six months of graduation. Data is collected annually, and RIT graduate outcomes above are from the class of 2023.

Student Outcomes 

96.1%

Outcomes Rate for Cybersecurity BS

Total percentage of graduates who have entered the workforce, enrolled in full-time graduate study, or are pursuing alternative plans (military service, volunteering, etc.).

77.30%

Knowledge Rate

Total percentage of graduates for whom RIT has verifiable data, compared to national average knowledge rate of 41% per NACE.
Outcome % of Students
Employed 96.10%
Full-time Graduate Study 0%
Alternative Plans 0%
Outcome % of Students
Employed 96.10%
Full-time Graduate Study 0%
Alternative Plans 0%

This degree also has an accelerated bachelor’s/master’s option.

Assistant Reverse Engineer; Application Security Engineer; Cyber Security Analyst; Cyber Threat Responder; Security Software Specialist; Penetration Tester; Security Assurance Engineer; Security Consultant; Site Reliability Engineer; Threat Analyst; Technical Assessments Consultant; Vehicle Cybersecurity Engineer

Security Risk Advisors; Mandiant FireEye; BAE Systems, Inc.; Zoom Video Communications, Inc.; Verkada; TJX Companies; TEKsystems; Siege Technologies; Security Innovation; Salesforce.com; PNC Financial Services; Paychex Inc.; Occam's Razor Technologies; National Security Agency (NSA); MITRE; MIT Lincoln Laboratory; Microsoft; LenelS2; KBR; John Deere; IBM; GW Plastics / Nolato; Grant Thornton; Epic Systems Corporation; Dow Chemical Company; Datadog; Crestron Electronics, Inc.; Check Point Software Technologies; Breachlock; Booz Allen Hamilton; Amazon Web Services

Cleveland State University

Learn more about the Cybersecurity BS, including curriculum

Co-op and experiential learning options for this program

Career Services Contact

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Michelle Magee
Senior Associate Director for Employer Engagement
585‑475‑7824