Mechanical Engineering at Rice University

If you plan to study mechanical 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 has a total student population of 7,643. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 58 students received a bachelor's degree in ME from Rice.

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

Rice Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in ME
• Master’s Degree in ME
• Doctorate Degree in ME

Rice Mechanical Engineering Rankings

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

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ME major at Rice is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mechanical 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 Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	4
	18
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	64
Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	135
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools	158
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	161
Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools	191

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in ME from Rice. This makes it the #136 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #78 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do ME Graduates from Rice Make?

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at Rice is $70,400. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 8% higher than the national average of $65,190 for all ME bachelor's degree recipients.

ME Student Demographics at Rice

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

Rice Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 58 ME students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Rice, about 83% were men and 17% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities in its ME 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 ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	23
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Rice Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 ME majors earned their master's degree from Rice. Of these graduates, 92% were men and 8% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Rice also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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

Careers That ME Grads May Go Into

A degree in ME 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
Mechanical Engineers	20,820	$105,570
Cost Estimators	17,240	$73,950
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.