Statistics at Rice University

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

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 Statistics section at the bottom of this page.

Rice Statistics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Stats
• Master’s Degree in Stats

Rice Statistics Rankings

The stats major at Rice is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Statistics. 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 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in stats. This makes the school the #29 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Stats Student Demographics at Rice

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

Rice Statistics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 49% of stats bachelor's degrees went to men and 51% went to women. The typical stats bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at Rice since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities in its stats 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 stats.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	13
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Rice Statistics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of stats master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% women graduate in stats each year. Rice does a better job at serving the female population as it supports 9% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	26
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Statistics

If you plan to be a stats major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Statistics	70

Related Majors

• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematics

Careers That Stats Grads May Go Into

A degree in stats 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
Mathematical Science Professors	4,780	$83,460
Natural Sciences Managers	2,620	$127,270
Statisticians	1,860	$84,940
Actuaries	1,000	$107,260
Survey Researchers	430	$60,460

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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