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Photography at Rochester Institute of Technology

Photography at Rochester Institute of Technology

If you are interested in studying photography, 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.

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

RIT Photography Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Photography
  • Master’s Degree in Photography

RIT Photography Rankings

Photography Student Demographics at RIT

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

RIT Photography Master’s Program

50% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of photography master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in photography each year. RIT does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 3
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Photography Grads May Go Into

A degree in photography 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
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 11,530 $99,870
Photographers 4,090 $53,150

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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