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Rochester Institute of Technology MS in Information Science

4 Master's Degrees Awarded

The main focus area for this major is General Information Science. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Information Science is a major offered under the computer and information sciences program of study at Rochester Institute of Technology. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in IS, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in IS from RIT Cost?

$50,442 Average Tuition and Fees

RIT Graduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time graduates at RIT paid an average of $2,089 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $50,136 $50,136
Fees $306 $306

Does RIT Offer an Online MS in IS?

RIT does not offer an online option for its IS master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the RIT Online Learning page.

RIT Master’s Student Diversity for IS

4 Master's Degrees Awarded
25.0% Women
25.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 4 students received their master’s degree in IS. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in IS in 2019-2020, 25.0% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 45.0%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 25.0% of IS master’s degree recipients at RIT in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 25%.

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

MS in IS Focus Areas at RIT

Information Science students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Information Science 4

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to information science.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 67
Computer Science 143
Computer Software & Applications 26
Computer Systems Networking 9
Information Technology 25

View All Information Science Related Majors >

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.

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