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Software Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology

113 Bachelor's Degrees
21 Master's Degrees
#21 Overall Quality
Here, you'll find out more about the major, including such details as the number of graduates, what degree levels are offered, ethnicity of students, and more. Also, learn how RIT ranks among other schools offering degrees in computer software engineering.

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Software Engineering Degrees Available at RIT

RIT Computer Software Engineering Rankings

The bachelor's program at RIT was ranked #21 on College Factual's Best Schools for computer software engineering list. It is also ranked #1 in New York.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Software Engineering Colleges for Veterans 3
Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 3
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Software Engineering Graduates 6
Best Software Engineering Graduate Degree Colleges for Veterans 9
Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 9
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Software Engineering Graduates 11
Best Software Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 14
Highest Paid Software Engineering Graduates 16
Best Software Engineering Graduate Degree Schools 18
Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Schools 18
Best Software Engineering Schools 21
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Software Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 23
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Software Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 24
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Software Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 24
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Software Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 24
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Software Engineering (With Aid) 28
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Software Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 30
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Software Engineering (Income Over $110k) 30
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Software Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 31
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Software Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 33
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Software Engineering (Income Over $110k) 34
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Software Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 34
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Software Engineering (With Aid) 36
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Software Engineering 38
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Software Engineering 39
Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Software Engineering 41
Best Value Colleges for Software Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 43
Best Value Colleges for Software Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 44
Best Value Colleges for Software Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 44
Best Value Colleges for Software Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 45
Best Value Colleges for Software Engineering (Income Over $110k) 56
Best Value Colleges for Software Engineering (With Aid) 57
Best Value Colleges for Software Engineering 69

Popularity of Computer Software Engineering at RIT

During the 2020-2021 academic year, Rochester Institute of Technology handed out 113 bachelor's degrees in software engineering. This is a decrease of 7% over the previous year when 122 degrees were handed out.

In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in computer software engineering from RIT. This makes it the #19 most popular school for computer software engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.


 

RIT Computer Software Engineering Students

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

RIT Software Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 113 computer software engineering students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from RIT, about 90% were men and 10% were women.

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The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at RIT are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 72% of students fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in computer software engineering.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 16
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 81
Non-Resident Aliens 3
Other Races 3

RIT Software Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in computer software engineering from RIT. About 76% were men and 24% were women.

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The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology with a master's in computer software engineering.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
Non-Resident Aliens 15
Other Races 0

Majors Similar to Computer Software Engineering

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