Music at Rice University

Every music school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the music program at Rice University stacks up to those at other schools.

Rice is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 7,643. Of the 1,364 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Rice University in 2021, 24 of them were music majors.

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

Rice Music Degrees Available

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

Rice Music Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The music major at Rice is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Music. 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 Music Schools	42
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	49
	51
Most Focused Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	326
Best Value Music Schools	374

In 2021, 53 students received their master’s degree in music from Rice. This makes it the #25 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #45 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Student Demographics at Rice

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

Rice Music Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 music majors earned their bachelor's degree from Rice. Of these graduates, 58% were men and 42% were women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music at Rice are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its music 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 music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Rice Music Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 53 students graduated with a master's degree in music from Rice. About 51% were men and 49% were women.

Of the students who received a music master's degree from Rice, 66% 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 music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	35
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Rice also has a doctoral program available in music. In 2021, 10 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Fine & Studio Arts
• General Visual & Performing Arts

Careers That Music Grads May Go Into

A degree in music 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
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	6,240	$71,520
Music Directors and Composers	890	$61,210
Sound Engineering Technicians	650	$59,810

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.