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title: Rochester Institute of Technology — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Rochester, NY
control: Private nonprofit
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, NY · Private nonprofit · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $76,571 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $45,486 – $109,829 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $20,872 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $12,000 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 70% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $74,626 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 83% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.27× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $48,571 | derived |

**70% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $20,872 (≈ 27% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $26,125 to $106,069 across 49 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Computer Science. | Master's Degree | $106,069 | not reported |
| Manufacturing Engineering. | Master's Degree | $102,981 | not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Master's Degree | $99,806 | $20,500 |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $84,771 | $27,000 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Master's Degree | $84,161 | not reported |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $80,382 | $27,000 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Master's Degree | $79,931 | not reported |
| Computer Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $77,470 | $28,000 |
| Industrial Engineering. | Master's Degree | $76,111 | not reported |
| Physical Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $74,681 | not reported |
| Statistics. | Master's Degree | $74,515 | not reported |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | Bachelor's Degree | $73,827 | $30,750 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $73,256 | $27,000 |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. | Bachelor's Degree | $72,401 | $31,000 |
| Industrial Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $71,306 | $30,677 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | Bachelor's Degree | $69,599 | $27,250 |
| Chemical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $68,569 | $30,750 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $67,544 | $27,000 |
| Engineering-Related Fields. | Bachelor's Degree | $66,620 | $27,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $66,572 | $37,545 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $66,107 | $28,308 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians. | Bachelor's Degree | $65,455 | $28,000 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $64,536 | $27,000 |
| Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians. | Bachelor's Degree | $59,179 | $30,750 |
| Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | Bachelor's Degree | $59,156 | $25,250 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $59,088 | $27,000 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications. | Bachelor's Degree | $57,806 | $27,000 |
| Management Information Systems and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $56,226 | $23,250 |
| Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians. | Bachelor's Degree | $55,258 | not reported |
| Graphic Communications. | Bachelor's Degree | $51,726 | $27,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $51,317 | not reported |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,974 | $23,250 |
| Applied Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,849 | $27,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $47,808 | not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,367 | $23,763 |
| International Business. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,620 | not reported |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,810 | $23,625 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,469 | $19,687 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,310 | $25,463 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,728 | not reported |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,322 | $27,000 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,717 | $26,500 |
| Biotechnology. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,958 | $23,937 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,795 | $26,646 |
| American Sign Language. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,687 | $24,584 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,112 | $24,686 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,661 | $23,908 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,611 | $27,000 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,125 | $23,401 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Rochester Institute of Technology by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?195003

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