Post-Graduation Salary and Career Info

Illustration 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 Illustration BFA Graduates

$53,000

Average

$50,300

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 2024.

Student Outcomes 

77.2%

Outcomes Rate for Illustration 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.).

52.40%

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 68.20%
Full-time Graduate Study 4.50%
Alternative Plans 4.50%
Outcome % of Students
Employed 68.20%
Full-time Graduate Study 4.50%
Alternative Plans 4.50%

Advertising Illustrator; Animation Artist; Architectural Illustrator; Art Director; Book Illustrator; Caricaturist; Character Designer; Character Concept Artist; Comic Artist; Concept Artist; Courtroom Artist; Digital Artist; Dimensional Illustrator; Diorama Artist; E-Learning Illustrator; Editorial Illustrator; Educational Design; Fashion Designer; Freelance Artist; Game Assets Illustrator; Graphic Designer; Graphic Novel Illustrator; Illustrative Designer; Motion Graphics Artist; Multimedia Illustrator; New Media Artist; Political Cartoonist; Presentation Illustrator; Production Artist; Sequential illustrator; Storyboard Artist; Technical Illustrator; Textbook Illustrator; Theater Set Artist; Visual Developer

American Greetings; Hallmark Cards; Informative Magazine; Madison Avenue Inc; Marvel Comics; New Readers Press; Nickelodeon; Tonari Animation; The Strong National Museum of Play; The Walt Disney Company; Kaleidoscope ME

Drexel University;  Long Island University

Learn more about the Illustration BFA, including curriculum

Co-op and experiential learning options for this program

Career Services Contact

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Gretchen Eshleman
Associate Director
585‑475‑5462