Environmental Control Technology at Rochester Institute of Technology

What traits are you looking for in a environmental control tech school? To help you decide if Rochester Institute of Technology is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's environmental control tech program.

RIT is located in Rochester, New York and has a total student population of 16,158.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Environmental Control Technology section at the bottom of this page.

 

 

RIT Environmental Control Technology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Control Tech

Online Classes Are Available at RIT

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, RIT does offer online courses in environmental control tech for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

RIT Environmental Control Technology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the environmental control tech progam at RIT compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The environmental control tech major at RIT is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Environmental Control 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
Most Popular Environmental Control Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	4
Best Value Environmental Control Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5
	21
Best Environmental Control Technology Trade Schools	25
Best Value Environmental Control Technology Schools	51
Most Popular Environmental Control Technology Trade Schools	148
Most Focused Environmental Control Technology Trade Schools	222

Earnings of RIT Environmental Control Tech Graduates

The median salary of environmental control tech students who receive their bachelor's degree at RIT is $55,258. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 10% higher than the national average of $50,075 for all environmental control tech bachelor's degree recipients.

Environmental Control Tech Student Demographics at RIT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the environmental control tech majors at Rochester Institute of Technology.

RIT Environmental Control Technology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students earned a bachelor's degree in environmental control tech from RIT. About 18% of these graduates were women and the other 82% were men. The typical environmental control tech bachelor's degree program is made up of only 6% women. So female students are more repesented at RIT since its program graduates 12% more women than average.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in environmental control tech 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 environmental control tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within Environmental Control Technology

Environmental Control Technology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Rochester Institute of Technology. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology	11

Related Majors

• Drafting & Design Engineering Technology
• Industrial Production Technology
• Electromechanical Engineering Technology
• Electronics Engineering Technology
• Computer Engineering Technology

Careers That Environmental Control Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in environmental control tech 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
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	19,160	$59,780
Water Treatment Plant and System Operators	4,720	$59,190
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	4,460	$61,780
Engineering Technicians	2,200	$63,780
Commercial and Industrial Designers	1,990	$74,830

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

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