Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering at Rice University

If you plan to study aerospace and aeronautical engineering, take a look at what Rice University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Rice is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 7,643 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Rice Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering

Rice Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Aerospace Engineering Student Demographics at Rice

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the aerospace engineering majors at Rice University.

Rice Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 aerospace engineering majors earned their master's degree from Rice. Of these graduates, 71% were men and 29% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Environmental Engineering
• Engineering Physics
• Operations Research
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Careers That Aerospace Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in aerospace engineering 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
Architectural and Engineering Managers	12,920	$167,280
Aerospace Engineers	6,770	$122,570
Engineering Professors	3,890	$123,200

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.