Undergraduate Salary and Career Info
The Career Services and Cooperative Education team establishes strong relationships with undergraduate and graduate students throughout their college careers. Select a program's name to learn more details. Programs labeled with "ID" indicate that insufficient data exists for that data set- this can be due to low student reporting or the program is new at RIT.
Co-op and Internship Overview
The majority of RIT colleges and programs require a co-op component. Learn more about the different co-op length requirements, the approximate number of students on co-op, and average weekly earnings per college through the Co-op and Internship Overview
A majority of RIT students complete required co-op components within their academic programs. Students report their co-op and complete an evaluation at the end of their experience in order for us to track employers, locations, salaries, learning outcomes, and more.
To collect post-graduation data, the office partners with academic departments to collect this information. Through our First Destination survey, the office learns what our Tigers' plans are after graduation- their current job, starting salaries, graduate school plans, and more. Consistent with other universities, the standard time frame for data collection is up until six months after graduation. Our coordinators continue their support of recent grads in their job search process. New alumni are encouraged to fill out the survey up to six months after graduation. Average first-year salary is created from data collected the past year or the past two years when not enough data is present.
Data below is collected annually and is RIT graduate data from summer 2020 through spring 2021.
| Program | Co-op Min | Co-op Avg | Co-op Max | Median First-Year Salary for RIT Graduates | Average First-Year Salary for RIT Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3D Digital Design BFA | ID | ID | ID | $64,500 | $64,800 |
| Accounting BS | ID | $20.98 | $29.95 | $58,000 | $59,600 |
| Advertising and Public Relations BS | ID | ID | ID | $43,200 | $43,100 |
| Applied Mathematics BS | ID | $23.42 | $35.00 | $63,100 | $63,100 |
| Applied Modern Language and Culture BS | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Applied Statistics and Data Analytics BS | ID | $25.21 | $32.00 | $58,000 | $54,400 |
| ASL-English Interpretation BS | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Biochemistry BS | ID | $21.67 | $28.00 | $51,200 | $54,100 |
| Bioinformatics and Computational Biology BS | ID | $22.33 | $25.00 | ID | ID |
| Biology BS | ID | ID | ID | $40,500 | $46,000 |
| Biomedical Engineering BS | ID | $22.16 | $32.00 | $73,500 | $67,600 |
| Biomedical Sciences BS | ID | $20.46 | $26.00 | $40,600 | $40,700 |
| Biotechnology and Molecular Bioscience BS | ID | $20.60 | $25.00 | $44,300 | $46,000 |
| Chemical Engineering BS | ID | $22.54 | $42.19 | $75,000 | $74,200 |
| Chemistry BS | ID | ID | ID | $75,000 | $80,300 |
| Civil Engineering Technology BS | ID | $20.71 | $42.00 | $65,000 | $64,300 |
| Communication BS | ID | $16.84 | $25.00 | ID | ID |
| Community Development and Inclusive Leadership BS | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Computational Mathematics BS | ID | $25.67 | $42.00 | $74,000 | $81,800 |
| Computer Engineering BS | ID | $25.38 | $57.00 | $85,000 | $84,700 |
| Computer Engineering Technology BS | ID | $25.48 | $55.00 | $80,300 | $81,100 |
| Computer Science BS | ID | $26.01 | $67.50 | $90,000 | $96,400 |
| Computing and Information Technologies BS | ID | $21.13 | $49.76 | $63,000 | $74,000 |
| Criminal Justice BS | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Cybersecurity BS | ID | $25.37 | $62.00 | $84,000 | $78,200 |
| Diagnostic Medical Sonography (Ultrasound) BS | ID | ID | ID | $60,000 | $60,000 |
| Economics BS | ID | $21.55 | $30.00 | ID | ID |
| Electrical Engineering BS | ID | $24.11 | $47.00 | $83,000 | $83,200 |
| Electrical Engineering Technology BS | ID | $23.38 | $30.50 | $76,700 | $76,700 |
| English BS | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Environmental Science BS | ID | ID | ID | $58,000 | $57,700 |
| Environmental Sustainability, Health and Safety BS | ID | $23.12 | $44.00 | $53,500 | $53,600 |
| Exercise Science BS | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Film and Animation BFA | ID | $21.88 | $38.00 | $58,000 | $54,000 |
| Finance BS | ID | $19.74 | $28.85 | $73,500 | $75,800 |
| Game Design and Development BS | ID | $21.26 | $55.77 | $77,500 | $83,600 |
| Global Business Management BS | ID | $17.77 | $22.00 | $60,000 | $58,400 |
| Global Public Health BS | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Graphic Design BFA | ID | $19.75 | $37.00 | $63,000 | $60,000 |
| History BS | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Hospitality and Tourism Management BS | ID | $16.80 | $20.00 | $52,000 | $53,700 |
| Human-Centered Computing BS | ID | $23.24 | $45.00 | $70,000 | $71,300 |
| Humanities, Computing, and Design BS | ID | $20.46 | $30.00 | $55,000 | $53,100 |
| Illustration BFA | ID | $16.19 | $20.00 | $60,000 | $57,100 |
| Imaging Science BS | ID | $25.70 | $29.00 | $86,000 | $85,200 |
| Individualized Program BS | ID | $22.80 | $57.69 | $70,000 | $71,000 |
| Industrial Design BFA | ID | $18.35 | $24.50 | $42,800 | $43,300 |
| Industrial Engineering BS | ID | $23.70 | $39.00 | $73,500 | $71,100 |
| Interior Design BFA | ID | $17.50 | $21.50 | $44,500 | $44,900 |
| International and Global Studies BS | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Journalism BS | ID | $15.68 | $17.00 | ID | ID |
| Management Information Systems (MIS) BS | ID | $23.56 | $49.31 | $75,000 | $73,400 |
| Marketing BS | ID | $18.11 | $29.81 | $45,000 | $50,700 |
| Mechanical Engineering BS | ID | $23.22 | $47.12 | $74,000 | $73,900 |
| Mechanical Engineering Technology BS | ID | $22.56 | $40.00 | $72,300 | $71,300 |
| Mechatronics Engineering Technology BS | ID | $22.58 | $37.50 | $73,500 | $72,500 |
| Medical Illustration BFA | ID | $17.28 | $21.00 | $52,000 | $56,100 |
| Microelectronic Engineering BS | ID | $24.09 | $32.75 | $80,000 | $80,700 |
| Motion Picture Science BS | ID | ID | ID | $72,500 | $74,400 |
| Museum Studies BS | ID | $15.87 | $17.20 | ID | ID |
| Neuroscience BS | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| New Media Design BFA | ID | $19.64 | $38.00 | $81,000 | $73,300 |
| New Media Interactive Development BS | ID | $22.28 | $32.00 | $75,000 | $71,000 |
| Nutritional Sciences BS | ID | $16.02 | $19.00 | ID | ID |
| Packaging Science BS | ID | $24.20 | $33.00 | $75,000 | $72,600 |
| Philosophy BS | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Photographic and Imaging Arts BFA | ID | $16.56 | $20.00 | $60,000 | $61,300 |
| Photographic Sciences BS | ID | $17.94 | $22.00 | $62,000 | $81,100 |
| Physician Assistant BS/MS | ID | ID | ID | $94,000 | $102,000 |
| Physics BS | ID | $22.73 | $30.00 | $78,000 | $80,600 |
| Political Science BS | ID | ID | ID | $38,000 | $40,300 |
| Print and Graphic Media Technology BS | ID | $17.49 | $27.98 | ID | ID |
| Psychology BS | ID | $16.06 | $23.00 | ID | ID |
| Robotics and Manufacturing Engineering Technology BS | ID | $22.03 | $35.00 | $76,000 | $72,700 |
| Sociology and Anthropology BS | ID | ID | ID | $35,000 | $34,500 |
| Software Engineering BS | ID | $25.68 | $59.89 | $88,300 | $94,600 |
| Studio Arts BFA | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |
| Supply Chain Management BS | ID | $20.10 | $30.00 | $70,000 | $65,300 |
| Web and Mobile Computing BS | ID | $25.23 | $45.00 | $87,500 | $86,800 |
| Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies BS | ID | ID | ID | ID | ID |