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Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology at Rochester Institute of Technology

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician, you may want to check out the program at Rochester Institute of Technology. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

RIT is located in Rochester, New York and approximately 16,158 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology section at the bottom of this page.

RIT Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Technology

RIT Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the electrical technology 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 electrical technology major at RIT is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology. 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
	3
	3
Best Electronics Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	5
Most Popular Electronics Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	23
Most Focused Electronics Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	44
Most Popular Electronics Engineering Technology Trade Schools	102
Best Value Electronics Engineering Technology Schools	123
Most Focused Electronics Engineering Technology Trade Schools	258

Electrical Technology Student Demographics at RIT

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

RIT Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Program

17% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Of the 18 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology from RIT in 2020-2021, 83% were men and 17% were women. The typical electrical technology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 11% women. So female students are more repesented at RIT since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in electrical technology at RIT are white. This is above average 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 electrical technology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

RIT also has a doctoral program available in electrical technology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Electrical Technology Grads May Go Into

A degree in electrical technology 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
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	6,060	$65,310

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
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