Post-Graduation Salary and Career Info

Graphic Design BFA

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 Graphic Design BFA Graduates

$60,000

Average

$63,000

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 

93.6%

Outcomes Rate for Graphic Design BFA

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

70.50%

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 87.10%
Full-time Graduate Study 6.50%
Alternative Plans 0%
Outcome % of Students
Employed 87.10%
Full-time Graduate Study 6.50%
Alternative Plans 0%

Art Director; Associate Art Director; Creative Designer; Creative Director; Digital Designer; Digital Product Designer; Freelance Graphic Designer; Graphic Designer; Experience Officer; Identity/Packaging Designer; Illustrator; Interactive Designer; Junior Art Director; Junior Director; Junior Graphic Designer; Motion Designer; Presentation Designer; Product Designer; Promotions Marketing Coordinator; Social Media Director; UI/UX Designer; Visual Designer; Web Designer; Web Developer

ChaseDesign; VisualDx; Under Armour Inc; The Plus Group; The Harvey Agency; Takeform; Partners + Napier; New Paradigm Agency; Monument Sports; Medline Industries, Inc.; Leadtail; Home Depot USA; Heard Creative; FinTron; Excellus BlueCross BlueShield; Direct Design Studio & Print; Deer Run Winery; Cornell University; CGI Communications, Inc.; Deloitte; Flynn; Gannett | USA TODAY NETWORK; Hewlett Packard Enterprise; Procter & Gamble (P&G); Threespot

Learn more about the Graphic Design BFA, including curriculum

Co-op and experiential learning options for this program

Career Services Contact

Portrait of Gretchen Eshleman.
Gretchen Eshleman
Associate Director
585‑475‑5462