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General Materials Science at Rochester Institute of Technology

General Materials Science at Rochester Institute of Technology

Every general materials science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general materials science program at Rochester Institute of Technology stacks up to those at other schools.

RIT is located in Rochester, New York and has a total student population of 16,158.

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

RIT General Materials Science Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in General Materials Science

RIT General Materials Science Rankings

General Materials Science Student Demographics at RIT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general materials science majors at Rochester Institute of Technology.

RIT General Materials Science Master’s Program

47% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 53% of general materials science master's degrees went to men and 47% went to women.

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Of the students who received a general materials science master's degree from RIT, 59% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 10
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That General Materials Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in general materials science 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
Architectural and Engineering Managers 7,330 $161,670
Engineering Professors 2,900 $127,010
Materials Scientists 330 $101,310

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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