Psychology at Rochester Institute of Technology

Every psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the psychology 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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students received their master's degree in psychology.

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

RIT Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Psychology

RIT Psychology Rankings

Psychology Student Demographics at RIT

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

RIT Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. RIT does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from RIT, 86% 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Rochester Institute of Technology. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	14
Child Development & Psychology	8

Related Majors

• Education
• Communication & Journalism

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	11,370	$94,140
Psychology Professors	4,840	$99,690
Psychologists	480	$99,640

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.