Engineering Technologies at Rochester Institute of Technology

If you are interested in studying engineering technologies, you may want to check out the program at Rochester Institute of Technology. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

RIT is located in Rochester, New York and approximately 16,158 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 71 students received their master's degree in engineering tech.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Engineering Technologies section at the bottom of this page.

RIT Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Engineering Tech

Online Classes Are Available at RIT

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

RIT does offer online education options in engineering tech for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

RIT Engineering Technologies Rankings

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at RIT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering tech majors at Rochester Institute of Technology.

RIT Engineering Technologies Master’s Program

Of the 71 students who graduated with a master’s in engineering tech from RIT in 2021, 66% were men and 34% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology with a master's in engineering tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	23
International Students	37
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Engineering Technologies

Engineering Technologies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rochester Institute of Technology. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Control Technology	22
Electronics Engineering Technology	18
Industrial Production Technology	17
Engineering-Related Fields	12
Construction Engineering Technology	2

Related Majors

• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Architecture & Related Services
• Physical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics

Careers That Engineering Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering tech can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Rochester Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Software Applications Developers	52,640	$116,830
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	34,370	$44,350
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	22,890	$42,580
Systems Software Developers	19,690	$115,120
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	19,160	$59,780

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Matthew D. Wilson (LtPowers) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.