Civil Engineering at Rice University

47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying civil engineering, you may want to check out the program at Rice University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 Civil Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Rice Civil Engineering Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Eng
Master’s Degree in Civil Eng

Rice Civil Engineering Rankings

The civil eng major at Rice is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Civil 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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #98 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at Rice

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

Rice Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

87% Women

47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of civil eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 87% went to women. The typical civil eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% women. So female students are more repesented at Rice since its program graduates 57% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities in its civil 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 civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	6
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Rice Civil Engineering Master’s Program

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of civil eng master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

In the civil eng master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 19% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Civil Engineering

If you plan to be a civil eng major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Rice University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Civil Engineering	26

Careers That Civil Eng Grads May Go Into

A degree in civil 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
Civil Engineers	24,460	$102,990
Petroleum Engineers	19,260	$169,010
Architectural and Engineering Managers	12,920	$167,280
Engineers	10,710	$113,370
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
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