Applied Mathematics at Rice University

What traits are you looking for in a applied math school? To help you decide if Rice University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's applied math program.

Rice is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 7,643. Of the 1,364 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Rice University in 2021, 17 of them were applied mathematics majors.

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

Rice Applied Mathematics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Math
• Master’s Degree in Applied Math
• Doctorate Degree in Applied Math

Rice Applied Mathematics Rankings

The applied math major at Rice is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Applied Mathematics. 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.

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in applied math from Rice. This makes it the #104 most popular school for applied math master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in applied math, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Applied Math Student Demographics at Rice

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

Rice Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 17 applied math students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Rice, about 59% were men and 41% were women. The typical applied math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% women. So female students are more repesented at Rice since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in applied math at Rice are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its applied math 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 applied math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	10
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Rice Applied Mathematics Master’s Program

Of the 6 applied math students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Rice, about 67% were men and 33% were women.

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

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

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

Related Majors

• Mathematics
• Statistics

Careers That Applied Math Grads May Go Into

A degree in applied math 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
Financial Analysts	26,850	$94,980
Financial Specialists	10,780	$70,830
Mathematical Science Professors	4,780	$83,460
Natural Sciences Managers	2,620	$127,270
Biological Scientists	2,100	$80,900

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.