There’s never been a better time to take the next step towards your career goals.
The rising demand of technical skills in creative and innovative industries alike open an opportunity for you to emerge as an industry expert and an asset to any company. With a tech-infused master’s degree, you will be equipped with the skills and the knowledge to advance your career and be ready for our ever-evolving job market.
There are many benefits of a master’s degree, but it’s equally as important which university you’ll earn your degree from. At the intersection of technology, the arts, and design, RIT infuses creativity and innovation into all of our master’s degrees to prepare you for a dynamic and creative career.
Invest in Your Future
When you make the decision to pursue an advanced degree, you are choosing to invest in yourself–your skills, your career, your future. A master’s degree provides you with an opportunity to boost your knowledge and become a specialist in your field. As you gain work experience, a master’s degree can provide the specialized skills and knowledge that leads to career advancement.
Boost Your Career Experience
Simply put, cooperative education and internships are the career experience that converts knowledge into know-how, skills into expertise, and thinkers into doers. And no one does it better than RIT. With the fourth oldest and one of the largest cooperative education and internship programs in the world, RIT can help you connect with thousands of world-class employers in every single industry–all looking for dynamic graduate students just like you. Co-ops and internships are strongly encouraged in all of RIT’s graduate programs. Paired with an advanced degree, co-op gives you the unparalleled credentials that truly set you apart. Learn more about graduate co-op.
Career Advancement
A master’s degree often leads to career advancement. They provide the specialized knowledge you need to advance into leadership roles, and they make you a more competitive candidate for employment. Master’s degrees in high-growth, high-demand fields provide you with a greater opportunity for career advancement and the flexibility to pursue future career goals. RIT is a leader in future-focused master’s degrees in dynamic, emerging career fields, including cybersecurity, business analytics, global supply chain management, bioinformatics, visual communication design, sustainable engineering, and more.
Explore What’s Possible
Today’s job market continues to evolve and employers are looking for candidates who can meet the ever-changing needs of a new, and evolving, economy. A master’s degree can be your opportunity to launch a new career. Develop new skills and dive into an industry that interests you. While deciding what path you want your career to take, consider an education that’s tech-infused. RIT provides you with an innovative, dynamic education that gives you a competitive advantage. Refine your knowledge, add specialized skills, and distinguish yourself as an outstanding candidate for your next big move with one of our innovative graduate degrees.
Increase Your Earning Potential
A master’s degree can significantly increase your earning potential. Along with gaining advanced knowledge and skills that comes from a graduate degree, you can also positively impact your lifelong earning potential. According to the College Board’s Education Pays 2019 report on the benefits of higher education, employees with a graduate degree earn 23% more income than those with a bachelor’s degree. And, across certain industries, such as health care, medicine, education, and others, the earning potential is significantly higher.
Expand Your Network
It’s no secret that networking is one of the top ways job seekers break into their dream careers. Increase your network by attending a university where employers actively seek out grads because they know you’ll graduate with the right combination of experience, skill, knowledge, and know-how. RIT is proud to connect our graduates with leading industry professionals to launch their careers. With 140,000 RIT alumni in every industry across the world, you’ll graduate with a new set of professional connections that will provide career guidance and advice, and open the door to exciting job opportunities.