Electrical Engineering at Rice University

If you plan to study electrical 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 Electrical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Rice Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in EE
• Master’s Degree in EE

Rice Electrical Engineering Rankings

The ee major at Rice is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Electrical 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 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in ee, making the school the #144 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

EE Student Demographics at Rice

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

Rice Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 93% of ee bachelor's degrees went to men and 7% went to women.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ee at Rice are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Rice Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of ee master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Electrical Engineering

Electrical Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
Electrical Engineering	46

Related Majors

• Environmental Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
• Engineering Physics
• Operations Research
• Civil Engineering

Careers That EE Grads May Go Into

A degree in ee 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
Electrical Engineers	14,680	$106,260
Electronics Engineers	13,000	$119,260
Architectural and Engineering Managers	12,920	$167,280
Engineers	10,710	$113,370
Aerospace Engineers	6,770	$122,570

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

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