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Physics at Rice University

Physics at Rice University

What traits are you looking for in a physics school? To help you decide if Rice University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's physics 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 Physics section at the bottom of this page.

Rice Physics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physics
  • Master’s Degree in Physics

Rice Physics Rankings

The physics major at Rice is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physics. 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 21 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at Rice

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

Rice Physics Bachelor’s Program

20% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 80% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities in its physics 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 physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Rice Physics Master’s Program

33% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of physics master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 10
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Physics

If you plan to be a physics 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
General Physics 39
Other Physics 10

Careers That Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in physics 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
Natural Sciences Managers 2,620 $127,270
Physics Postsecondary Professors 1,190 $103,980
Physicists 1,000 $118,300

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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