Rochester Institute of Technology Online Learning

Online courses are a convenient option for busy students. You may even want to complete your entire degree online if you are an older student or working full-time. In most cases, you can plan your own schedule and work around your life. Keep reading to see what your online learning options are at Rochester Institute of Technology. On this page you will find:

• Online Bachelor’s Degrees
• Online Master’s Degrees
• Online Student Breakdown
• Combined Student Totals
• Undergraduate Degree Seekers
• Undergraduate Non-Degree Seekers

Online Bachelor’s Degrees at RIT

RIT offers one online bachelor's degree. During the most recent year for which data is available, 105 students obtained their bachelor's degree in this field.

Online Bachelor’s Degree	Number of Grads
Liberal Arts General Studies	105

The average full-time tuition for out-of-state undergraduates at RIT is $50,225. Part time students pay $1,760 per credit hour. For more information on costs, see our RIT tuition and fees page.

Online Master’s Degrees at RIT

You can get an online master's degree in 13 different fields at RIT. The following table shows which subject areas are offered online and the number of recent graduates in each one.

Online Master’s Degree	Number of Grads
Business Administration & Management	3
Computer Information Systems	54
Computer Systems Networking	6
Electrical Engineering	1
Electronics Engineering Technology	18
Environmental Control Technology	22
Fine & Studio Arts	6
Human Resource Management	9
Information Science	10
Information Technology	32
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	16
Medical Illustration & Informatics	1
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	24

The average full-time tuition for out-of-state graduate students at RIT is $52,092. Part time graduate students pay $2,171 per credit hour.

How Many Students Participate in Online Learning at RIT?

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 13,241 students took at least one online class at Rochester Institute of Technology. Of these students, 11,177 were seeking an undergraduate degree, 78 were undergraduates who were not enrolled in a degree program (non-seekers), and 1,986 were graduate students.

All Online Students at RIT

Of the 16,158 students at Rochester Institute of Technology, 81.95% (13,241) took at least one class online. About 8.93% (1,443) took all of their courses online. Those students who took classes exclusively online were from the following places:

The table below shows the total number of online students at Rochester Institute of Technology for the last five years.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2019-2020	13,241	1,443
2018-2019	2,925	456
2017-2018	2,665	418
2016-2017	2,531	444
2015-2016	2,612	444

Online Undergraduate Degree Seekers at RIT

In 2019-2020, 12,489 undergraduate students attended Rochester Institute of Technology. Of these students 89.49% (11,177) took at least one class online. 4.56% (570) of undergraduate degree seekers took classes exclusively online. Those who took all of their classes online were from the following places:

The table below shows the total number of online undergraduate degree students at Rochester Institute of Technology for the last five years.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2019-2020	11,177	570
2018-2019	2,201	115
2017-2018	2,023	96
2016-2017	1,862	97
2015-2016	1,830	95

Online Undergraduate Non-Degree Seekers at RIT

Of the 923 undergraduate non-seekers at Rochester Institute of Technology, 8.45% (78) took at least one class online. About 6.93% (64) took all of their courses online. Those non-seekers who took classes exclusively online were from the following places:

The table below shows the total number of online students at Rochester Institute of Technology for the last five years.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2019-2020	78	64
2018-2019	32	21
2017-2018	42	34
2016-2017	29	22
2015-2016	38	26

Online Graduate Students at RIT

During the 2019-2020 academic year, 2,746 graduate students attended Rochester Institute of Technology, and 72.32% (1,986) were enrolled in at least one online class. 29.46% (809) of these students took classes exclusively online. Those graduate students who only took online courses were originally from the following places:

The table below shows the total number of online students at Rochester Institute of Technology for the last five years.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2019-2020	1,986	809
2018-2019	692	320
2017-2018	600	809
2016-2017	640	325
2015-2016	744	323

Related Schools

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• George Washington University
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