Packaging Science at Rochester Institute of Technology

If you are interested in studying packaging science, 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 Packaging Science section at the bottom of this page.

RIT Packaging Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Packaging Science

RIT Packaging Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the packaging science 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 packaging science major at RIT is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Packaging Science. 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
	2
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Most Focused Packaging Science Trade Schools	2
Most Focused Packaging Science Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	2
Most Popular Packaging Science Trade Schools	4
Most Popular Packaging Science Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	4
Best Packaging Science Trade Schools	5
Best Packaging Science Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	5
Best Value Packaging Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7

Packaging Science Student Demographics at RIT

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

RIT Packaging Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 packaging science majors earned their bachelor's degree from RIT. Of these graduates, 52% were men and 48% were women. The typical packaging science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% women. So female students are more repesented at RIT since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in packaging science 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 packaging science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	37
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

Careers That Packaging Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in packaging science 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
Industrial Engineers	12,030	$94,700
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,330	$161,670
Professors	6,440	$112,000
Industrial Engineering Technicians	3,150	$57,200
Engineering Professors	2,900	$127,010

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.