by our College Data Analytics TeamEngineering is a program of study at Rochester Institute of Technology. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in engineering, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at RIT was $2,089 per credit hour 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 |
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that RIT offers online option in its engineering master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the RIT Online Learning page.
Women made up around 27.1% of the engineering students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 26.8%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in engineering at RIT in 2019-2020, 9.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 17%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 10 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 136 |
| International Students | 125 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 8 |
Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Engineering | 12 |
| Computer Engineering | 50 |
| Electrical Engineering | 87 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 88 |
| Industrial Engineering | 42 |
*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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