Computer & Information Sciences at Rice University

45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a computer & information sciences school? To help you decide if Rice University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's computer & information sciences program.

Rice is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 7,643.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer & Information Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Rice Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
Master’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

Rice Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The computer & information sciences major at Rice is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer & Information Sciences. 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.

There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer & information sciences, making the school the #51 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at Rice

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer & information sciences majors at Rice University.

Rice Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

33% Women

45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of computer & information sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical computer & information sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% women. So female students are more repesented at Rice since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer & information sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rice University with a bachelor's in computer & information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	53
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	52
International Students	35
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Rice Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

28% Women

6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 72% of computer & information sciences master's degrees went to men and 28% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rice University with a master's in computer & information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	14
International Students	247
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

The following computer & information sciences concentations are available at Rice University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rice University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Information Systems	293

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer & information sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for Rice University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Software Applications Developers	71,260	$108,760
Computer User Support Specialists	60,380	$52,250
Computer Systems Analysts	51,710	$97,900
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	35,100	$89,500
Systems Software Developers	28,720	$110,740

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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