Chemistry at Rice University

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

Rice is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 7,643 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,364 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Rice University in 2021, 24 of them were chemistry majors.

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

Rice Chemistry Degrees Available

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

Rice Chemistry Rankings

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

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 chemistry major at Rice is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Chemistry. 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 Focused Chemistry Master’s Degree Schools	14
Most Popular Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	163

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in chemistry from Rice. This makes it the #34 most popular school for chemistry master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #85 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at Rice

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

Rice Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Rice. About 38% of these graduates were women and the other 63% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 40% more racial-ethnic minorities in its chemistry 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 chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Rice Chemistry Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students graduated with a master's degree in chemistry from Rice. About 64% were men and 36% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Rice also has a doctoral program available in chemistry. In 2021, 12 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• Geological & Earth Sciences
• Physics

Careers That Chemistry Grads May Go Into

A degree in chemistry 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
Chemists	5,160	$87,490
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,170	$80,880
Natural Sciences Managers	2,620	$127,270
Chemistry Professors	1,700	$95,070

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.