History at Rice University

Every history school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the history program at Rice University stacks up to those at other schools.

Rice is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 7,643 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 33 history majors received their bachelor's degree from Rice.

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

Rice History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History
• Doctorate Degree in History

Rice History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at Rice compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 history major at Rice is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for History. 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 History Doctor’s Degree Schools	68
Most Focused History Schools	413

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in history from Rice. This is the #343 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

History Student Demographics at Rice

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

Rice History Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 history majors earned their bachelor's degree from Rice. Of these graduates, 30% were men and 70% were women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Rice since its program graduates 27% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Careers That History Grads May Go Into

A degree in history 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
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Managers	20,710	$122,130
History Professors	2,150	$82,360
Curators	680	$57,150
Museum Technicians and Conservators	500	$44,090

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.