Programs & majors brief
Rochester Institute of Technology Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at Rochester Institute of Technology?
57 of 57 programs shown
Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.
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| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | 68 | $138,679 | #1 |
| Computer Science | 186 | $135,702 | #49 |
| Computer Engineering | 149 | $123,027 | #28 |
| Computer Programming | 27 | $113,559 | #2 |
| Industrial Engineering | 41 | $105,313 | #23 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | 52 | $100,680 | #7 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 50 | $100,367 | #86 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | 34 | $96,361 | #4 |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians | 38 | $95,491 | #4 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | 87 | $94,827 | #17 |
| Chemical Engineering | 48 | $94,641 | #107 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 45 | $94,103 | #61 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 148 | $93,065 | #108 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | 31 | $92,780 | #12 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | 39 | $91,222 | #2 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | 152 | $88,096 | #3 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | 84 | $86,226 | #9 |
| Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians small degree count | 11 | $84,755 | — |
| Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians | 56 | $83,553 | #1 |
| Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians small degree count | 17 | $82,116 | — |
| Applied Mathematics | 35 | $76,069 | #24 |
| Physics | 38 | $75,281 | #49 |
| Biotechnology | 22 | $74,613 | #8 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 25 | $72,830 | #220 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 33 | $72,313 | #165 |
| Chemistry small degree count | 16 | $68,926 | — |
| Biology, General | 82 | $68,862 | #70 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 40 | $68,524 | #227 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 92 | $63,845 | #33 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services small degree count | 7 | $63,750 | — |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | 21 | $58,141 | #12 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication small degree count | 11 | $57,748 | — |
| Graphic Communications | 33 | $55,122 | #4 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | 113 | $52,970 | #9 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections small degree count | 19 | $52,704 | — |
| Design and Applied Arts | 122 | $52,043 | #63 |
| Psychology, General | 35 | $51,577 | #229 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management small degree count | 10 | $51,363 | — |
| American Sign Language | 39 | $45,330 | #4 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Communication and Media Studies small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | 120 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Applied Statistics small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Digital Humanities and Textual Studies small degree count | 14 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Museology/Museum Studies small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Physical Sciences, General small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Public Policy Analysis small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Economics small degree count | 16 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Political Science and Government small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Sociology and Anthropology small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics small degree count | 14 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Marketing small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at Rochester Institute of Technology?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do Rochester Institute of Technology majors rank nationally?
National program rankings
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management#1
- Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians#1
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication#2
- Computer Programming#2
- Computer Software and Media Applications#3
- Graphic Communications#4
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians#4
- Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians#4
- American Sign Language#4
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions#7
- Biotechnology#8
- Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians#9
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts#9
- Engineering-Related Fields#12
- General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations#12
- Management Information Systems and Services#17
- Industrial Engineering#23
- Applied Mathematics#24
- Computer Engineering#28
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities#33
- Computer Science#49
- Physics#49
Programs ranked in the national top 50, supplemented by the largest ranked programs when needed to show ten. Fewer appear when fewer ranks are reported. Each rank compares bachelor’s programs in the same field; field sizes differ.
Further analysis
At Rochester Institute of Technology, 39 programs have published earnings data, and 32 carry an Azimuth national rank. The degree mix is concentrated in technology and engineering: Engineering accounts for 22.7% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed by Computer & Information Sciences at 19.9% and Engineering Technologies at 11.4%.
Computer Science is the largest single program, with 186 degrees awarded and median earnings of $135,702 four years after completion; Azimuth ranks it #49 nationally. Radio, Television, and Digital Communication ranks #2 in its field, and graduates earn $91,222 four years after completion.
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management holds the strongest national rank at #1, with 68 degrees awarded and median earnings of $138,679 four years after completion. The highest-earning program with a published rank is Computer Science, where graduates earn $135,702 four years after completion from 186 degrees a year.
Data & methodology
Sources and reporting periods: methodology.
Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.
Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.
Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.