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Salary and Career Info
Human-Computer Interaction MS
In the human-computer interaction master's degree, you'll study how people interact with websites, computer systems, and software, enabling you to create intuitive interfaces that improve how we interact with and use emerging technologies.
Program skills
The MS degree in human-computer interaction provides the knowledge and skills necessary for conceptualizing, designing, implementing, and evaluating software applications and computing technologies for the benefit of the user, whether the user is an individual, a group, an organization, or a society. Human, technological, and organizational concerns are interwoven throughout the curriculum and addressed in team- and project-based learning experiences.
Program facilities equipment
Over 300 computers for student use distributed among several labs, including active-learning labs for course instruction in programming, interface design, and application development. Computers include Mac OSX, Windows 10, Windows Server, and Linux available to all students. Students have class in or access to the Usability Testing Lab and the Center for Accessibility and Inclusion Research Lab.
Program job titles
User Experience Researcher; UI/UX Designer; Interaction Designer; Usability Specialist; Entrepreneur; Frontend Developer; Mobile Applications Designer; Product Designer; Research Associate; Senior Software Engineer; UX/UI Developer
Program significant points
- The core courses provide knowledge and skills in the conceptual and methodological frameworks of HCI and HCI research
- Students may complete a thesis or capstone project. This experience is meant to be an empirical study of a HCI problem, which can be the development of a software product through user-centered design processes.
Select program hiring partners
TikTok; UPMC; United Illuminating; Sniffy Labs; SAP; Paradigm; National Development Council; Management Concepts; Logical Design Solutions; Kythera Space Solutions; Key Bank; HubSpot; Esri; Equifax; CVS Health; Chatham Financial; BetterCloud; Applied Materials; Accenture Federal Services; Bose Corporation; Cisco; HP; HubSpot; Juniper Networks; LenelS2; Retail Business Services, a proud company of Ahold Delhaize; Verizon; Whirlpool Corporation
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Outcome Rates for Human-Computer Interaction MS
Total percentage of graduates who have entered the workforce, enrolled in full-time graduate study, or are pursuing alternative plans (military service, volunteering, etc.).
74.19%
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 | 91.30% |
| Full-time Graduate Study | 8.70% |
| Alternative Plans | 0% |
Experiential Learning
Cooperative Education
What makes an RIT education exceptional? It’s the ability to complete relevant, hands-on career experience. At the graduate level, and paired with an advanced degree, cooperative education and internships give you the unparalleled credentials that truly set you apart. Learn more about graduate co-op and how it provides you with the career experience employers look for in their next top hires.
Cooperative education is optional but strongly encouraged for graduate students in the human-computer interaction program.
Creative Industry Day
RIT’s Office of Career Services and Cooperative Education hosts Creative Industry Day, which connects students majoring in art, design, film and animation, photography, and select computing majors with companies, organizations, creative agencies, design firms, and more. You'll be able to network with company representatives and interview directly for open co-op and permanent employment positions.