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Chemical Engineering at Rice University

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

Rice is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 7,643. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students received a bachelor's degree in chem eng from Rice.

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

Rice Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Chem Eng
  • Master’s Degree in Chem Eng
  • Doctorate Degree in Chem Eng

Rice Chemical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the chem eng 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 chem eng major at Rice is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Chemical Engineering. 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
Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools 29
Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools 41
Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools 107
Most Popular Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 138

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in chem eng from Rice. This makes it the #41 most popular school for chem eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #30 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Chem Eng Graduates from Rice Make?

The median salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at Rice is $78,801. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 19% higher than the national average of $66,101 for all chem eng bachelor's degree recipients.

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Chem Eng Student Demographics at Rice

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

Rice Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

57% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 23 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from Rice in 2020-2021, 43% were men and 57% were women. The typical chem eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% women. So female students are more repesented at Rice since its program graduates 19% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% more racial-ethnic minorities in its chem eng 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 chem eng.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 9
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Rice Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

36% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 11 students who earned a master's degree in Chemical Engineering from Rice in 2020-2021, 64% were men and 36% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 1
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Rice also has a doctoral program available in chem eng. In 2021, 12 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Chem Eng Grads May Go Into

A degree in chem eng 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
Engineers 10,710 $113,370
Chemical Engineers 7,870 $147,720
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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