Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Rochester, NY.

It offers 93 graduate programs - 67 Master's, 11 Doctorate, and 15 Post-bachelor's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $57,764.

A total of 2,675 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 16,615 students at RIT. RIT offers online graduate programs and 528 out of 2,675 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

You can find RIT's health profession programs at health professions information page.


Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $57,764. It offers ninety-three (93) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameRochester Institute of Technology
TypeFour-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Address1 Lomb Memorial Dr, Rochester, NY
Graduate School Students2,790 students
528 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)$57,764
Student to Faculty13:1 (7.69%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 93 Graduate Programs
67 Master's, 11 Doctorate, 15 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Rochester Institute of Technology

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Rochester Institute of Technology with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $57,764 for prospective students.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $2,370.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
Amounts
Tuition$56,884
Fees$880
Cost per Credit$2,370
Books & Supplies$1,100
Room & Board$15,516 (On-Campus) / $15,516 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$1,700 (On-Campus) / $1,700 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$76,080
Off-Campus Total$76,080

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Rochester Institute of Technology offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 93 major areas - 67 Master's (15 online programs), 11 Doctorate, 15 Post-Bachelor's (4 online programs). 992 students have been conferred Master's degree and 63 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total9926394-
Men6074656-
Women3851738-

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Environmental Science4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mass Communication/Media Studies6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia22 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information SciencesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Artificial Intelligence NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Informatics38 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Information Science/Studies39ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Science82ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources DesignNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database AdministrationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 17 NOT OFFER
Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation26 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance NOT OFFER 3 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Secondary Education and Teaching29 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Art Teacher Education11 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Bioengineering and Biomedical EngineeringNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Engineering29 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Software Engineering22 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Electrical and Electronics Engineering1ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mechanical Engineering NOT OFFER
Industrial Engineering29 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Manufacturing Engineering19ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Electrical and Computer Engineering44 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Telecommunications Technology/Technician2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology20ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician18 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician3ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Packaging Science9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation6ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Bioinformatics4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computational and Applied Mathematics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Financial Mathematics10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Applied Statistics, GeneralONLINE NOT OFFER 2ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Sustainability Studies10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Financial Analytics3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)9ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Physical Sciences1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Astrophysics6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Chemistry5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physics9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Optics/Optical Sciences7ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Materials Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Experimental Psychology3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
School Psychology3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Applied PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Policy Analysis10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Furniture Design and Manufacturing2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Industrial and Product Design11 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Interior Design2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Cinematography and Film/Video Production15 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Photography6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Fine/Studio Arts2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
PrintmakingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Ceramic Arts and Ceramics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Metal and Jewelry Arts NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Fine Arts and Art Studies (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health and Wellness3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physician Assistant36 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Medical Illustration/Medical Illustrator6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Medical Informatics3ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Dietetics/Dietitian NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management38 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Project ManagementNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 19ONLINE NOT OFFER
Organizational Leadership8ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Accounting2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Accounting and FinanceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 21ONLINE NOT OFFER
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Finance NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Tourism and Travel Services Management2ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Human Resources DevelopmentONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Management Science33ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)82 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

RIT graduate schools have a total of 2,790 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 1,733 male and 1,057 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 2,181 full-time and 609 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 528 students enrolled through online exclusively and 892 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 1,013 White, 66 Black, and 147 Asian students are attending at Rochester Institute of Technology. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

85 grad students are younger than 22 and 178 students are older than 65. It has 1,952 students aged between 22 and 30 and 460 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total2,790
Men1,733
Women1,057
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total2,790
Full-time Students2,181
Part-time Students609
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total2,790
American Indian /
Native American
3
Asian147
Black66
Hispanic127
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
2
White1,013
Two or more races57
Un-Known88
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total2,790
21 & Under85
22-241,037
25-29915
30-34313
35-39147
40 & Over178

Online Population

At Rochester Institute of Technology graduate schools, 528 students enrolled online exclusively and 892 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment2,675
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses528
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses892
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,255
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses528
New York Resident280
Other State In U.S.224
Outside of U.S.0