Which RIT bachelor's program has the lowest debt?

Finance graduates leave with a median of $23,250 in federal loans, the lowest among 38 RIT bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does RIT cost?

Tuition and fees are $59,274 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $34,906 a year.

How many RIT programs report graduate pay?

39 bachelor's programs and one certificate program at RIT report first-year pay, and 39 of them also report federal debt.

RIT Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Rochester Institute of Technology
Private nonprofit school
Rochester, NY
13,215 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

39 RIT bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Computer Science pays the most in the first year ($94,611), and Medical Illustration and Informatics the least ($25,345). The median program pays $69,755. RIT also has one certificate program that reports pay.

Tuition and fees$59,274Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$34,906Per year

Graduation rate70%Within 6 years

Admission rate67%Of applicants

All 39 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in New York" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across New York. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in New York
1	Computer ScienceAbout 195 graduates a year	$94,611	$136,522	$27,000	5th of 20
2	Computer EngineeringAbout 186 graduates a year	$90,829	$122,991	$28,500	2nd of 11
3	Information TechnologyAbout 89 graduates a year	$89,032	$136,339	$27,000	1st of 11
4	Computer ProgrammingAbout 28 graduates a year	$83,875	Not reported	$27,000	1st of 2
5	Electrical EngineeringGraduates a year not reported	$82,726	$95,812	$29,000	6th of 18
6	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 54 graduates a year	$78,298	$93,911	$27,000	9th of 13
7	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 173 graduates a year	$76,263	$91,471	$27,000	3rd of 21
8	Electrical Engineering TechnologyAbout 14 graduates a year	$75,227	$92,742	$30,407	2nd of 6
9	Engineering-Related FieldsAbout 34 graduates a year	$74,923	$92,817	$27,750	1st of 3
10	Applied MathematicsAbout 34 graduates a year	$74,921	$88,153	$26,682	2nd of 6
11	Chemical EngineeringAbout 35 graduates a year	$73,984	$100,264	$30,750	4th of 12
12	Computer NetworkingGraduates a year not reported	$73,367	$119,606	$31,000	1st of 1
13	Computer Engineering TechnologyAbout 36 graduates a year	$73,355	Not reported	$30,750	2nd of 5
14	Civil Engineering TechnologyAbout 55 graduates a year	$73,273	$77,998	$28,000	1st of 3
15	Industrial EngineeringAbout 43 graduates a year	$72,764	$105,893	$30,750	3rd of 5
16	Biomedical EngineeringAbout 50 graduates a year	$72,344	$103,407	$29,183	2nd of 11
17	Radio, TV, and Digital MediaAbout 39 graduates a year	$71,549	Not reported	$27,000	1st of 14
18	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 63 graduates a year	$71,358	$101,985	$27,000	11th of 30
19	Management Information SystemsAbout 56 graduates a year	$69,834	$98,398	$25,105	2nd of 4
20	Electromechanical TechnologyAbout 26 graduates a year	$69,755	$91,990	$30,750	1st of 1
21	Mechanical Engineering TechnologyAbout 92 graduates a year	$69,261	$89,798	$29,000	1st of 8
22	Software and Media ApplicationsAbout 154 graduates a year	$69,052	$99,801	$27,000	1st of 4
23	FinanceAbout 26 graduates a year	$56,513	$89,375	$23,250	5th of 27
24	Business AdministrationAbout 25 graduates a year	$51,040	$70,193	$26,875	9th of 73
25	PhysicsAbout 40 graduates a year	$48,374	Not reported	$27,000	4th of 6
26	Sales and MerchandisingAbout 20 graduates a year	$45,947	$73,239	$24,587	1st of 2
27	AccountingAbout 24 graduates a year	$42,762	$76,778	$26,125	40th of 45
28	BiotechnologyAbout 22 graduates a year	$41,895	$63,542	$24,125	2nd of 2
29	Public Relations and AdvertisingAbout 5 graduates a year	$36,664	$63,502	$27,000	10th of 12
30	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 109 graduates a year	$36,318	$45,964	$28,000	11th of 22
31	Criminal JusticeAbout 26 graduates a year	$35,872	$51,716	$26,000	12th of 32
32	Hospitality ManagementAbout 6 graduates a year	$35,449	$41,308	$26,689	5th of 13
33	Design and Applied ArtsAbout 149 graduates a year	$34,709	$55,746	$27,000	5th of 18
34	BiologyAbout 58 graduates a year	$34,630	$63,011	$24,000	17th of 65
35	PsychologyAbout 32 graduates a year	$34,318	$51,725	$24,972	18th of 65
36	Graphic CommunicationsAbout 33 graduates a year	$32,044	$77,838	$27,000	1st of 6
37	American Sign LanguageAbout 32 graduates a year	$31,969	$49,145	$26,870	1st of 2
38	Film and PhotographyAbout 116 graduates a year	$28,858	$51,613	$27,000	2nd of 18
39	Medical Illustration and InformaticsAbout 8 graduates a year	$25,345	$69,096	Not reported	1st of 1

Program names link to the program's own page, and New York ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five New York programs in the field do too.

2 more bachelor's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

One certificate program

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in New York" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across New York.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in New York
Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 13 graduates a year	$65,028	Not reported	$35,250	6th of 8

Program names link to the program's own page, and New York ranks link to the full ranking for the field.

Quick picks: bachelor's programs

Highest first-year pay

Computer Science$94,611
Computer Engineering$90,829
Information Technology$89,032
Computer Programming$83,875
Electrical Engineering$82,726

Lowest median debt

Finance$23,250
Biology$24,000
Biotechnology$24,125
Sales and Merchandising$24,587
Psychology$24,972

Largest programs

Computer ScienceAbout 195 graduates a year
Computer EngineeringAbout 186 graduates a year
Mechanical EngineeringAbout 173 graduates a year
Software and Media ApplicationsAbout 154 graduates a year
Design and Applied ArtsAbout 149 graduates a year

Common questions

Computer Science graduates earn a median of $94,611 in their first year, the most of 39 RIT bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of New York rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels