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Rochester Institute of Technology (referred to as RIT) is a Private, 4 years school located in Rochester, NY. It is classified as a Research University (high research activity) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship. The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Rochester Institute of Technology is $54,974 in average. The school has 2,790 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 16,790 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

Rochester Institute of Technology (referred to as RIT) is a Private, 4 years school located in Rochester, NY. It is classified as a Research University (high research activity) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship.
The school is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (1/1/1958 - Current).
RIT Directory Information
School NameRochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
Address1 Lomb Memorial Dr, Rochester, NY 14623-5603
Phone585-475-2411
Webhttps://www.rit.edu
Online Applicationhttps://www.rit.edu/admissions/apply
Financial Infohttps://www.rit.edu/admissions/aid
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Rochester Institute of Technology is $54,974 in average. The school has 2,790 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 16,790 including undergraduate students.
It offers total 199 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 24 programs are available online classes.
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePrivate, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$54,974
Student Population2,790
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs199 graduate programs
(24 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio13 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at Rochester Institute of Technology is $54,974 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $2,277.
Rochester Institute of Technology offers the alternative tuition plansprepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan, including prepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan.
Rochester Institute of Technology offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.
On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.
Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)24 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities
  • ROTC (Army, Navy, Air Force)
  • Study abroad
  • Weekend/evening college
  • Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services
  • Academic/career services
  • Employment services for students
  • Placement services for completers
  • On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Rochester Institute of Technology is $54,974. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 4.90% compared to previous academic year.
Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)
2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
TuitionFees
2018-2019$45,520$288
2019-2020$47,522$296
2020-2021$50,136$306
2021-2022$52,092$316
2022-2023$54,176$798
The graduate school tuition & fees of RIT is very expensive compared to private graduate schools in New York. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the New York graduate tuition is $23,151 (public) / $25,457 (private).
The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.
Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
ResidentsOut-of-State
Rochester Institute of Technology$54,974
All Graduate Schools$16,007$19,603
Public$11,484$20,787
Private$19,674
New York Graduate Schools$21,016$25,414
Public$12,252$23,151
Private$25,457
For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $16,678 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Rochester Institute of Technology. On-campus living costs are increased by 8.45% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $16,678. Off-campus living costs are increased by 8.45% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Living Expenses
Living On-CampusLiving Off-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpenseRoom & BoardOther Expense
2018-2019$13,046$928$13,046$928
2019-2020$13,540$946$13,540$946
2020-2021$13,976$946$13,976$946
2021-2022$14,432$946$14,432$946
2022-2023$14,978$1,700$14,978$1,700
For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $2,277 at Rochester Institute of Technology. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 4.88% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition
2018-2019$1,897
2019-2020$1,980
2020-2021$2,089
2021-2022$2,171
2022-2023$2,277

Graduate Programs at RIT

Rochester Institute of Technology offers 88 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 1,327 students have completed their study at Rochester Institute of Technology.
Offered Degrees at Rochester Institute of Technology
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree65141,146
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship7051
Post Bachelor's Degree165130
Total88191,327
The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Rochester Institute of Technology by award level.
  • The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration program with 78 completers.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Computer Science program with 177 completers.
  • The most popular Doctorate program is the Physical Sciences program with 20 completers.
Rochester Institute of Technology offers 88 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 1,327 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 1,146 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 130 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Environmental Science✕8-
Architecture [+] ✕ 10 completers-
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology✕10-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 58 completers-
Mass Communication/Media Studies✕9-
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia✕49-
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design✕0-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✔ (4 completers) 304 completers-
Informatics✔54-
Information Science/Studies✔10-
Computer Science✕177-
Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation✕25-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications✔6-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✔32-
Education [+] ✕ 16 completers-
Secondary Education and Teaching✕6-
Art Teacher Education✕10-
Engineering [+] ✔ (1 completers) 240 completers-
Engineering✕6-
Computer Engineering✕31-
Computer Software Engineering✕21-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✔1-
Mechanical Engineering✕69$73,100
Industrial Engineering✕38$71,500
Manufacturing Engineering✕14-
Electrical and Computer Engineering✕60-
Engineering Technology [+] ✔ (2 completers) 71 completers-
Telecommunications Technology/Technician✔18-
Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology✔22-
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician✕17-
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician✕2-
Packaging Science✕12-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation✕6-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Bioinformatics✕6-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✔ (1 completers) 60 completers-
Computational and Applied Mathematics✕19-
Financial Mathematics✕11-
Applied Statistics, General✔30-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✔ (1 completers) 30 completers-
Sustainability Studies✕6-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)✔24-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 37 completers-
Physical Sciences✕9-
Astrophysics✕5-
Chemistry✕4-
Physics✕1-
Materials Science✕18-
Psychology [+] ✕ 14 completers-
Experimental Psychology✕8-
School Psychology✕6-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 10 completers-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies✕10-
Human Services [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Public Policy Analysis✕9-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Furniture Design and Manufacturing✕1-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✔ (1 completers) 59 completers-
Industrial and Product Design✕17-
Interior Design✕8-
Graphic Design✕0-
Cinematography and Film/Video Production✕12-
Photography✕8-
Fine/Studio Arts✔6-
Ceramic Arts and Ceramics✕1-
Metal and Jewelry Arts✕3-
Fine Arts and Art Studies (other)✕4-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ (1 completers) 85 completers-
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management✕12-
Physician Assistant✕66-
Medical Illustration/Medical Illustrator✕6-
Medical Informatics✔1-
Business [+] ✔ 122 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕23$66,100
Research and Development Management✕5-
Organizational Leadership✔3-
Accounting✕2-
Finance✕0-
Tourism and Travel Services Management✕5-
Human Resources Development✔9-
Management Science✔16-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)✕59-
Total1,146
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 15 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences✕15-
Engineering [+] ✕ 17 completers-
Engineering✕16-
Electrical and Computer Engineering✕1-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Computational and Applied Mathematics✕0-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Sustainability Studies✕1-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 18 completers-
Physical Sciences✕13-
Astrophysics✕5-
Total51
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Mass Communication/Media Studies✕0-
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia✕0-
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects✕0-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✔ (1 completers) 88 completers-
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration✕78-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications✕0-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✔10-
Engineering [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Mechanical Engineering✕0-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Applied Statistics, General✕2-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Materials Science✕1-
Psychology [+] ✕ 8 completers-
School Psychology✕6-
Applied Psychology✕2-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management✕1-
Business [+] ✔ 30 completers-
Project Management✔19-
Accounting and Finance✔10-
Hospitality Administration/Management✔0-
Human Resources Development✔1-
Total130

Graduate Student Population at RIT

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 2,790 students enrolled into Rochester Institute of Technology graduate schools where it has total 16,790 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 2,181 full-time and 609 part-time graduate students. By gender, 1,733 male and 1,057 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.
Graduate School Student Population By Gender
TotalMaleFemale
Total2,7901,7331,057
Full-time2,1811,364817
Part-tme609369240
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 1,013 White (36.31%), 66 Black/African American (2.37%), 127 Hispanic (4.55%), 147 Asian (5.27%), and 1,437 students with other races. 1,287 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total2,7901,7331,057
American Indian/Native American321
Asian1478463
Black/African American663531
Hispanic1277453
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander211
White1,013584429
Two More573423
Un-Known885236
Non-resident Alien1,287867420
Rochester Institute of Technology offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 589 graduate students (21.11% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 1,000 graduate students (35.84% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total2,790
Enrolled Online Exclusively589
Enrolled Some Online Courses1,000
Not in Online Courses1,201
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Rochester Institute of Technology. 1,155 students are aged 20 to 24 (41.40% of total students), 48 students are aged above 50 (1.72%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Rochester Institute of Technology.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total2,7901,7331,057
Age 20-21845529
Age 22-241,071641430
Age 25-29996633363
Age 30-34316208108
Age 35-391439053
Age 40-491327755
Age 50-64462818
Over 64211

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