Computer & Information Sciences at Rice University

Every computer and information sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the computer and information sciences program at Rice University stacks up to those at other schools.

Rice is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 7,643. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 149 students received a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences from Rice.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

Rice Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer and information sciences progam at Rice compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer and 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
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	1
Best Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	3
Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools	3
Most Focused Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	14
Most Focused Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	75
Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	179
Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Schools	191

In 2021, 128 students received their master’s degree in computer and information sciences from Rice. This makes it the #99 most popular school for computer and information sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer and 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 and information sciences majors at Rice University.

Rice Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of computer and information sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 30% went to women. The typical computer and information sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Rice since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer and 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 and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	49
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	29
International Students	39
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

Rice Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

The computer and information sciences program at Rice awarded 128 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 73% of these degrees went to men with the other 27% going 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 and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	13
International Students	107
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Rice also has a doctoral program available in computer and information sciences. In 2021, 16 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

If you plan to be a computer and information sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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

Related Majors

• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Engineering Technologies
• Architecture & Related Services
• Physical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and 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
• Image Credit: By Anatol Stefanowitsch under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.