Social Sciences at Rice University

If you are interested in studying social sciences, 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 has a total student population of 7,643. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 193 students received a bachelor's degree in social sciences from Rice.

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

Rice Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences
• Doctorate Degree in Social Sciences

Rice Social Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social sciences programs across the country. The following shows how Rice performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social sciences major at Rice is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Sciences. 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
	1
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	123

In 2021, 62 students received their master’s degree in social sciences from Rice. This makes it the #59 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #100 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Rice

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

Rice Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 193 students earned a bachelor's degree in social sciences from Rice. About 48% of these graduates were women and the other 52% were men. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Rice since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social sciences 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 social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	46
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	39
White	61
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

Rice Social Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 62 social sciences majors earned their master's degree from Rice. Of these graduates, 52% were men and 48% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in social sciences each year. Rice does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	14
International Students	33
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Rice also has a doctoral program available in social sciences. In 2021, 11 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

If you plan to be a social sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rice University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics	132
Political Science & Government	59
Sociology	42
Anthropology	17
International Relations & National Security	16

Related Majors

• Education
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Psychology

Careers That Social Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in social sciences 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
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	29,560	$78,200
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Urban and Regional Planners	2,270	$69,070
Social Scientists	1,970	$80,430

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.