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Civil Engineering at Rice University

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. In 2021, 21 civil eng majors received their bachelor's degree from Rice.

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
  • Doctorate Degree in Civil Eng

Rice Civil Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks civil eng programs across the country. The following shows how Rice performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 4
Most Popular Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools 97
Most Focused Civil Engineering Schools 189
Most Popular Civil Engineering Schools 208

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in civil eng from Rice. This makes it the #188 most popular school for civil eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

62% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The civil eng program at Rice awarded 21 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 38% of these degrees went to men with the other 62% going to women. The typical civil eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% women. So female students are more repesented at Rice since its program graduates 33% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 8
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Rice Civil Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 2 students who graduated with a master’s in civil eng from Rice in 2021, 100% were men and 0% 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 civil eng.

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

Rice also has a doctoral program available in civil eng. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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