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Psychology at Rice University

If you are interested in studying psychology, 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. In 2021, 64 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from Rice.

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

Rice Psychology Degrees Available

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

Rice Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology 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 psychology major at Rice is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Psychology. 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
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 41
233
Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools 234
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 496
Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools 619
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1,151

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Rice. This makes it the #620 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #236 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Rice

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

Rice Psychology Bachelor’s Program

78% Women
70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The psychology program at Rice awarded 64 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 22% of these degrees went to men with the other 78% going to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Rice since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% more racial-ethnic minorities in its psychology 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 psychology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 24
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 17
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Rice Psychology Master’s Program

100% Women
Of the 6 psychology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Rice, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

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Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Rice, 83% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Rice also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology 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 Psychology 78

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Managers 20,710 $122,130
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 6,680 $73,650
Psychology Professors 3,080 $78,270
Psychologists 740 $90,780

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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