Finance at Rochester Institute of Technology

What traits are you looking for in a finance school? To help you decide if Rochester Institute of Technology is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's finance program.

RIT is located in Rochester, New York and approximately 16,463 students attend the school each year. In 2019, 38 finance majors received their bachelor's degree from RIT.

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

RIT Finance Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance
• Master’s Degree in Finance

RIT Finance Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the finance progam at RIT compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The finance major at RIT is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Finance. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Finance Master’s Degree Schools	53
Most Popular Finance Master’s Degree Schools	99
Most Focused Finance Master’s Degree Schools	106

In 2019, 11 students received their master’s degree in finance from RIT. This makes it the #99 most popular school for finance master’s degree candidates in the country.

Finance Student Demographics at RIT

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

RIT Finance Bachelor’s Program

Of the 38 finance students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2018-2019 from RIT, about 71% were men and 29% were women.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in finance at RIT are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	21
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

RIT Finance Master’s Program

Of the 11 students who graduated with a master’s in finance from RIT in 2019, 73% were men and 27% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

RIT also has a doctoral program available in finance. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Finance Grads May Go Into

A degree in finance 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
General and Operations Managers	163,250	$156,260
Financial Analysts	53,250	$137,270
Financial Managers	42,460	$210,510
Personal Financial Advisors	26,710	$164,260
Loan Officers	12,890	$103,450

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.