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Public Policy at Rice University

Public Policy at Rice University

If you plan to study public policy, 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 Public Policy section at the bottom of this page.

Rice Public Policy Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Public Policy

Rice Public Policy Rankings

The public policy major at Rice is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Policy. 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.

Public Policy Student Demographics at Rice

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

Rice Public Policy Bachelor’s Program

77% Women
65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 23% of public policy bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public policy 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 public policy.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 14
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Public Policy

Public Policy majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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 Public Policy Analysis 34

Careers That Public Policy Grads May Go Into

A degree in public policy 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
Medical and Health Services Managers 30,010 $105,450
Health Specialties Professors 13,930 $139,540
Education Professors 4,620 $65,520
Social Scientists 1,970 $80,430
Political Science Professors 1,910 $81,070

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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