Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, New York · Private, nonprofit

Of 49 assessed programs, 48 leave graduates out-earning a typical New York high-school graduate (about $35,746/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 137 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$24,680
$30k to $48k	$24,820
$48k to $75k	$28,874
$75k to $110k	$34,510
$110k and up	$44,970
All families (average)	$34,906

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

49 of 186 programs could be assessed 26% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical New York high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$135,702	+$99,956	clears the bar	$27,000	0.3 yrs	186
Computer Science	Master's Degree	$162,539	+$126,793	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	163
Computer Software and Media Applications	Bachelor's Degree	$88,096	+$52,350	clears the bar	$27,000	0.5 yrs	152
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$123,027	+$87,281	clears the bar	$28,000	0.3 yrs	149
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$93,065	+$57,319	clears the bar	$27,000	0.5 yrs	148
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$52,043	+$16,297	clears the bar	$26,646	1.6 yrs	122
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	$52,970	+$17,224	clears the bar	$27,000	1.6 yrs	113
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$63,845	+$28,099	clears the bar	$27,000	1.0 yrs	92
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	$94,827	+$59,081	clears the bar	$23,250	0.4 yrs	87
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$86,226	+$50,480	clears the bar	$28,000	0.6 yrs	84
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$68,862	+$33,116	clears the bar	$23,401	0.7 yrs	82
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$138,679	+$102,933	clears the bar	$27,000	0.3 yrs	68
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	$109,087	+$73,341	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	68
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$83,553	+$47,807	clears the bar	$25,250	0.5 yrs	56
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$100,680	+$64,934	clears the bar	$27,000	0.4 yrs	52
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$100,367	+$64,621	clears the bar	$27,000	0.4 yrs	50
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$102,151	+$66,405	clears the bar	$37,545	0.6 yrs	49
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$94,641	+$58,895	clears the bar	$30,750	0.5 yrs	48
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$94,103	+$58,357	clears the bar	$28,308	0.5 yrs	45
Industrial Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$105,313	+$69,567	clears the bar	$30,677	0.4 yrs	41
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$68,524	+$32,778	clears the bar	$19,687	0.6 yrs	40
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$91,222	+$55,476	clears the bar	$27,000	0.5 yrs	39
American Sign Language	Bachelor's Degree	$45,330	+$9,584	clears the bar	$24,584	2.6 yrs	39
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$95,491	+$59,745	clears the bar	$30,750	0.5 yrs	38
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	$75,281	+$39,535	clears the bar	$27,000	0.7 yrs	38
Applied Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$76,069	+$40,323	clears the bar	$27,000	0.7 yrs	35
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$51,577	+$15,831	clears the bar	$23,908	1.5 yrs	35
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$96,361	+$60,615	clears the bar	$27,250	0.4 yrs	34
Graphic Communications	Bachelor's Degree	$55,122	+$19,376	clears the bar	$27,000	1.4 yrs	33
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$72,313	+$36,567	clears the bar	$23,250	0.6 yrs	33
Engineering-Related Fields	Bachelor's Degree	$92,780	+$57,034	clears the bar	$27,000	0.5 yrs	31
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$142,532	+$106,786	clears the bar	$20,500	0.2 yrs	29
Computer Programming	Bachelor's Degree	$113,559	+$77,813	clears the bar	$27,000	0.3 yrs	27
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$72,830	+$37,084	clears the bar	$23,763	0.6 yrs	25
Biotechnology	Bachelor's Degree	$74,613	+$38,867	clears the bar	$23,937	0.6 yrs	22
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$58,141	+$22,395	clears the bar	$23,625	1.1 yrs	21
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$52,704	+$16,958	clears the bar	$24,686	1.5 yrs	19
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$82,116	+$46,370	clears the bar	$30,750	0.7 yrs	17
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$68,926	+$33,180	clears the bar	$24,677	0.7 yrs	16
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Bachelor's Degree	$25,345 1-year earnings	-$10,401	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$57,748	+$22,002	clears the bar	$26,500	1.2 yrs	11
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$84,755	+$49,009	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	$51,363	+$15,617	clears the bar	$25,463	1.6 yrs	10
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Bachelor's Degree	$63,750	+$28,004	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$86,002	+$50,256	clears the bar	$18,892	0.4 yrs	7
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	$116,674	+$80,928	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Bachelor's Degree	$97,118	+$61,372	clears the bar	$31,000	0.5 yrs	insufficient data
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$105,068	+$69,322	clears the bar	$27,000	0.4 yrs	insufficient data
Statistics	Master's Degree	$92,020 1-year earnings	+$56,274	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Electrical and Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	120
Management Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	81
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	64
Electrical and Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	52
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	48
Computer Software and Media Applications	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	45
Industrial Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Materials Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Computer Software and Media Applications	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Applied Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Film and Photography	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Manufacturing Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Interdisciplinary Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$27,082	insufficient data	16
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Sustainability Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Digital Humanities and Textual Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Engineering, General	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Engineering-Related Fields	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Public Policy Analysis	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Design	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
IT Administration and Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Science Technologies/Technicians, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Computer and Information Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Applied Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Business	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Computer and Information Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Precision Metalworking	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Engineering, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Physical Sciences, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Sociology and Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Public Policy Analysis	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
American Sign Language	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Museology/Museum Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Human Resources	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Architectural Sciences and Technology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Sustainability Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Physical Sciences, General	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Research Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Health Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Accounting	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Administrative and Office Support	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Graphic Communications	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Computer and Information Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Applied Statistics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Mechanical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Applied Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Nutrition Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Physical Sciences, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Woodworking	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Woodworking	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Electrical and Computer Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
English	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Healthcare Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($35,746/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.