Overview

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences / School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences is located in Troy, NY, in a suburban setting.

Departments & Programs

Program in Cognitive Science

Program in Communication and Rhetoric

Program in Critical Game Design

Program in Electronic Arts

Program in Science and Technology Studies

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science (MS)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	9
Doctoral Degrees	5

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE optional Thesis Required for some
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE optional Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

121

Applied

56

Accepted

21

Enrolled

Applying

75

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 1st	January 15th	Yes
Spring deadline	August 15th	August 15th	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE optional
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE optional

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 570 TOEFL IBT score: 88
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	January 1
Types of financial support available	Scholarship and/or loans

Student Body

77

Total Graduate Students

28%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	6.49%
Black or African American	2.6%
White or Caucasian	49%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	7.79%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	3.9%
Unknown	1.3%

Gender

Male (66%)

Female (33%)

Faculty

104

Total faculty

Full-time - 92

Part-time - 12

Male (63)

Female (41)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Communication and rhetoric, cognitive science, electronic arts, human computer interaction, science and technology studies, technical communication, economics
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	2,338,052

Location & Contact

Address 110 8th Street
Troy, NY  12180-3590
United States

Contact Dr. Mary Simoni
Dean
Email: msimoni@rpi.edu
Phone: 518-276-6575

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