Mathematics at Rice University

If you are interested in studying mathematics, 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.

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

Rice Mathematics Degrees Available

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

Rice Mathematics Rankings

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

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in math, making the school the #140 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Math Student Demographics at Rice

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

Rice Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 85% of math bachelor's degrees went to men and 15% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities in its 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 math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	14
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Rice Mathematics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of math master's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

In the math master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Mathematics

Mathematics 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
General Mathematics	36

Related Majors

• Applied Mathematics
• Statistics

Careers That Math Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Mathematical Science Professors	4,780	$83,460
Natural Sciences Managers	2,620	$127,270
Statisticians	1,860	$84,940

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.