Offered Programs at Rice
Offered Degrees/Programs
BS, MS, DR, Post-Grad.
Total Number of Programs
162
Total Number of Completers
2,386
Rice University offers 162 programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, and Post Graduate Certificate. By degree types, it offers 67 Bachelor's, 58 Master's, 36 Doctorate (research), 1 Post-MS Certificate programs.
For the academic year 2022-2023, total 2,386 students have completed their degree/programs and graduated from Rice University.
Number of Programs with Completers
The following table summarizes the offered degrees and programs with number of programs and number of completers.
By degrees/certificates, 1,026 Bachelor's, 1,135 Master's, and 225 Doctorate (research) were awareded by Rice.
Number of Programs | Number of Online Programs | Number of Completers | |
---|---|---|---|
Bachelor's | 67 | 0 | 1,026 |
Master's | 58 | 0 | 1,135 |
Doctorate (research) | 36 | 0 | 225 |
Post-MS Certificate | 1 | 0 | - |
Total | 162 | 0 | 2,386 |
Best Major Programs (Ranked in U.S. Colleges)
The following table shows the best programs at Rice University based on earning after completing the program by degree types.
Field of Study | Median Earning after Graduation |
---|---|
Computer and Information Sciences | $111,900 |
Chemical Engineering | $80,100 |
Economics | $73,100 |
Mechanical Engineering | $70,500 |
History | $47,700 |
Field of Study | Median Earning after Graduation |
---|---|
Business Administration and Management | $123,200 |
Music | $25,900 |
Popular Programs with Most Completers
The following table lists the popular programs at Rice University based on number of completers for each offered programs in 2022-2023.
Program Name | Completers | Earning after Graduation |
---|---|---|
Computer and Information Sciences | 142 | $111,900 |
Economics | 65 | $73,100 |
Mechanical Engineering | 58 | $70,500 |
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 56 | - |
Kinesiology and Exercise Science | 55 | - |
Program Name | Completers | Earning after Graduation |
---|---|---|
Data Science, General | 22 | - |
Electrical and Computer Engineering | 18 | - |
International Relations and Affairs | 16 | - |
Major Programs by Offered Degree
The follwing tabs shows all major programs offered at Rice by awared level. You can check online avaiability, number of completers, and average earning after graduation for each major by expanding the major program.
Natural Resources and Conservation
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Natural Resources and Conservation | ✕ | 7 completers | - |
Environmental Science | ✕ | 7 | - |
Architecture
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Architecture | ✕ | 38 completers | - |
Architecture | ✕ | 16 | - |
Architectural Studies | ✕ | 2 | - |
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology | ✕ | 20 | - |
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies | ✕ | 6 completers | - |
Asian Studies/Civilization | ✕ | 3 | - |
European Studies/Civilization | ✕ | 0 | - |
Latin American Studies | ✕ | 2 | - |
Women's Studies | ✕ | 1 | - |
Computer and Information Sciences
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Computer and Information Sciences | ✕ | 118 completers | $111,900 |
Computer and Information Sciences | ✕ | 118 | $111,900 |
Engineering
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Engineering | ✕ | 192 completers | - |
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | ✕ | 34 | - |
Chemical Engineering | ✕ | 25 | $80,100 |
Civil Engineering | ✕ | 23 | - |
Electrical and Electronics Engineering | ✕ | 49 | - |
Mechanical Engineering | ✕ | 60 | $70,500 |
Operations Research | ✕ | 1 | - |
Engineering Technology
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Engineering Technology | ✕ | 6 completers | - |
Nanotechnology | ✕ | 6 | - |
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | ✕ | 18 completers | - |
Linguistics | ✕ | 11 | - |
German Language and Literature | ✕ | 2 | - |
French Language and Literature | ✕ | 1 | - |
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other) | ✕ | 3 | - |
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | ✕ | 1 | - |
English Language and Literature
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
English Language and Literature | ✕ | 22 completers | $39,500 |
English Language and Literature | ✕ | 22 | $39,500 |
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Biological and Biomedical Sciences | ✕ | 131 completers | - |
Biology/Biological Sciences | ✕ | 53 | - |
Biochemistry | ✕ | 37 | - |
Exercise Physiology | ✕ | 2 | - |
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | ✕ | 11 | - |
Neuroscience | ✕ | 28 | - |
Mathematics and Statistics
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Mathematics and Statistics | ✕ | 65 completers | - |
Mathematics | ✕ | 26 | - |
Computational and Applied Mathematics | ✕ | 12 | - |
Statistics | ✕ | 27 | - |
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies | ✕ | 39 completers | - |
Medieval and Renaissance Studies | ✕ | 0 | - |
Classical, Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology | ✕ | 1 | - |
Cognitive Science | ✕ | 38 | - |
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other) | ✕ | 0 | - |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies | ✕ | 89 completers | - |
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management | ✕ | 48 | - |
Kinesiology and Exercise Science | ✕ | 41 | - |
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Philosophy and Religious Studies | ✕ | 8 completers | - |
Philosophy | ✕ | 6 | - |
Religion/Religious Studies | ✕ | 2 | - |
Physical Sciences
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Physical Sciences | ✕ | 38 completers | - |
Astronomy | ✕ | 0 | - |
Astrophysics | ✕ | 2 | - |
Chemistry | ✕ | 25 | - |
Chemical Physics | ✕ | 1 | - |
Geology/Earth Science | ✕ | 1 | - |
Physics | ✕ | 9 | - |
Psychology
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Psychology | ✕ | 64 completers | $34,800 |
Psychology | ✕ | 64 | $34,800 |
Human Services
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Human Services | ✕ | 22 completers | - |
Public Policy Analysis | ✕ | 22 | - |
Social Sciences
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Social Sciences | ✕ | 110 completers | - |
Anthropology | ✕ | 8 | - |
Economics | ✕ | 41 | $73,100 |
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | ✕ | 14 | - |
Political Science and Government | ✕ | 28 | - |
Sociology | ✕ | 19 | $29,500 |
Visual and Performing Arts
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Visual and Performing Arts | ✕ | 28 completers | - |
Visual and Performing Arts | ✕ | 7 | - |
Art History, Criticism and Conservation | ✕ | 4 | - |
Music | ✕ | 1 | - |
Music History, Literature, and Theory | ✕ | 0 | - |
Music Theory and Composition | ✕ | 1 | - |
Keyboard Instruments | ✕ | 3 | - |
Voice and Opera | ✕ | 1 | - |
Stringed Instruments | ✕ | 6 | - |
Brass Instruments | ✕ | 2 | - |
Woodwind Instruments | ✕ | 2 | - |
Percussion Instruments | ✕ | 1 | - |
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | ✕ | 8 completers | - |
Health and Wellness | ✕ | 8 | - |
Business
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Business | ✕ | 1 completers | - |
Business/Commerce | ✕ | 0 | - |
Business Administration and Management | ✕ | 1 | - |
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other) | ✕ | 0 | - |
History
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
History | ✕ | 16 completers | - |
History | ✕ | 16 | $47,700 |
Total | 1,026 |
Natural Resources and Conservation
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Natural Resources and Conservation | ✕ | 3 completers | - |
Environmental Studies | ✕ | 3 | - |
Architecture
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Architecture | ✕ | 19 completers | - |
Architecture | ✕ | 0 | - |
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology | ✕ | 19 | - |
Computer and Information Sciences
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Computer and Information Sciences | ✕ | 70 completers | - |
Computer and Information Sciences | ✕ | 70 | - |
Education
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Education | ✕ | 6 completers | - |
Secondary Education and Teaching | ✕ | 6 | - |
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education | ✕ | 0 | - |
Engineering
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Engineering | ✕ | 108 completers | - |
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering | ✕ | 2 | - |
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | ✕ | 33 | - |
Chemical Engineering | ✕ | 7 | - |
Civil Engineering | ✕ | 0 | - |
Electrical and Electronics Engineering | ✕ | 5 | - |
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics | ✕ | 6 | - |
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | ✕ | 7 | - |
Mechanical Engineering | ✕ | 18 | - |
Operations Research | ✕ | 9 | - |
Electrical and Computer Engineering | ✕ | 21 | - |
Engineering Technology
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Engineering Technology | ✕ | 11 completers | - |
Engineering/Industrial Management | ✕ | 0 | - |
Nanotechnology | ✕ | 11 | - |
English Language and Literature
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
English Language and Literature | ✕ | 3 completers | - |
English Language and Literature | ✕ | 3 | - |
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities | ✕ | 12 completers | - |
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | ✕ | 12 | - |
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Biological and Biomedical Sciences | ✕ | 2 completers | - |
Biochemistry | ✕ | 2 | - |
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | ✕ | 0 | - |
Mathematics and Statistics
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Mathematics and Statistics | ✕ | 35 completers | - |
Mathematics | ✕ | 1 | - |
Computational and Applied Mathematics | ✕ | 8 | - |
Statistics | ✕ | 26 | - |
Applied Statistics, General | ✕ | 0 | - |
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies | ✕ | 43 completers | - |
Biological and Physical Sciences | ✕ | 0 | - |
Systems Science and Theory | ✕ | 18 | - |
Human Computer Interaction | ✕ | 3 | - |
Data Science, General | ✕ | 22 | - |
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Philosophy and Religious Studies | ✕ | 13 completers | - |
Philosophy | ✕ | 3 | - |
Religion/Religious Studies | ✕ | 10 | - |
Physical Sciences
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Physical Sciences | ✕ | 40 completers | - |
Chemistry | ✕ | 23 | - |
Geology/Earth Science | ✕ | 6 | - |
Physics | ✕ | 8 | - |
Physics (other) | ✕ | 3 | - |
Science Technologies/Technicians
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Science Technologies/Technicians | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
Chemical Technology/Technician | ✕ | 0 | - |
Psychology
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Psychology | ✕ | 7 completers | - |
Psychology | ✕ | 7 | - |
Industrial and Organizational Psychology | ✕ | 0 | - |
Social Sciences
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Social Sciences | ✕ | 67 completers | - |
Anthropology | ✕ | 4 | - |
Economics | ✕ | 5 | - |
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | ✕ | 22 | - |
International Relations and Affairs | ✕ | 25 | - |
Political Science and Government | ✕ | 1 | - |
Sociology | ✕ | 10 | - |
Visual and Performing Arts
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Visual and Performing Arts | ✕ | 86 completers | - |
Art History, Criticism and Conservation | ✕ | 1 | - |
Music Theory and Composition | ✕ | 3 | - |
Musicology and Ethnomusicology | ✕ | 0 | - |
Conducting | ✕ | 0 | - |
Keyboard Instruments | ✕ | 8 | - |
Voice and Opera | ✕ | 13 | - |
Stringed Instruments | ✕ | 40 | - |
Brass Instruments | ✕ | 7 | - |
Woodwind Instruments | ✕ | 13 | - |
Percussion Instruments | ✕ | 1 | - |
Business
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Business | ✕ | 607 completers | - |
Business Administration and Management | ✕ | 3 | $123,200 |
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other) | ✕ | 604 | - |
History
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
History | ✕ | 3 completers | - |
History | ✕ | 3 | - |
Total | 1,135 |
Computer and Information Sciences
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Computer and Information Sciences | ✕ | 6 completers | - |
Computer and Information Sciences | ✕ | 6 | - |
Engineering
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Engineering | ✕ | 65 completers | - |
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | ✕ | 17 | - |
Chemical Engineering | ✕ | 12 | - |
Civil Engineering | ✕ | 3 | - |
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics | ✕ | 4 | - |
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | ✕ | 6 | - |
Mechanical Engineering | ✕ | 10 | - |
Electrical and Computer Engineering | ✕ | 13 | - |
Engineering Technology
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Engineering Technology | ✕ | 10 completers | - |
Nanotechnology | ✕ | 10 | - |
English Language and Literature
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
English Language and Literature | ✕ | 5 completers | - |
English Language and Literature | ✕ | 5 | - |
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Biological and Biomedical Sciences | ✕ | 12 completers | - |
Biochemistry | ✕ | 7 | - |
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | ✕ | 5 | - |
Mathematics and Statistics
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Mathematics and Statistics | ✕ | 24 completers | - |
Mathematics | ✕ | 7 | - |
Computational and Applied Mathematics | ✕ | 5 | - |
Statistics | ✕ | 12 | - |
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies | ✕ | 7 completers | - |
Biological and Physical Sciences | ✕ | 7 | - |
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Philosophy and Religious Studies | ✕ | 8 completers | - |
Philosophy | ✕ | 3 | - |
Religion/Religious Studies | ✕ | 5 | - |
Physical Sciences
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Physical Sciences | ✕ | 43 completers | - |
Chemistry | ✕ | 21 | - |
Geology/Earth Science | ✕ | 7 | - |
Physics | ✕ | 15 | - |
Physics (other) | ✕ | 0 | - |
Psychology
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Psychology | ✕ | 11 completers | - |
Psychology | ✕ | 11 | - |
Social Sciences
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Social Sciences | ✕ | 24 completers | - |
Anthropology | ✕ | 2 | - |
Economics | ✕ | 11 | - |
Political Science and Government | ✕ | 6 | - |
Sociology | ✕ | 5 | - |
Visual and Performing Arts
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Visual and Performing Arts | ✕ | 4 completers | - |
Art History, Criticism and Conservation | ✕ | 1 | - |
Music Theory and Composition | ✕ | 1 | - |
Keyboard Instruments | ✕ | 1 | - |
Voice and Opera | ✕ | 0 | - |
Stringed Instruments | ✕ | 1 | - |
Woodwind Instruments | ✕ | 0 | - |
Percussion Instruments | ✕ | 0 | - |
Business
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Business | ✕ | 2 completers | - |
Business Administration and Management | ✕ | 2 | - |
History
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
History | ✕ | 4 completers | - |
History | ✕ | 4 | - |
Total | 225 |
Education
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
---|---|---|---|
Education | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
English/Language Arts Teacher Education | ✕ | 0 | - |
Total | 0 |