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General Physics at Rice University

General Physics at Rice University

If you plan to study general physics, take a look at what Rice University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 General Physics section at the bottom of this page.

Rice General Physics Degrees Available

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

Rice General Physics Rankings

The general physics major at Rice is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in general physics, making the school the #39 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Physics Student Demographics at Rice

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

Rice General Physics Bachelor’s Program

20% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 80% of general 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 general 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 general 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 General Physics Master’s Program

13% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 88% of general physics master's degrees went to men and 13% 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 general physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That General Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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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