Rice University
Houston, Texas · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
11of 11 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Texas high-school graduate (about $34,809 a year).
11 of 55 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 44: 43 with no earnings published and 1 with nothing reported. 2 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 82 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$13,370 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$13,370 a year
About $53,480 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $5,827 |
| $30k to $48k | $563 |
| $48k to $75k | $3,217 |
| $75k to $110k | $17,755 |
| $110k and up | $48,466 |
| All families (average) | $13,370 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Texas high-school graduate ($34,809 a year).
17 of 137 programs could be assessed 12% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $182,443 | +$147,634 | clears the bar | $12,373 | 0.1 yrs | 164 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $129,575 | +$94,766 | clears the bar | $11,644 | 0.1 yrs | 88 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $41,2991-year earnings | +$6,490 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $12,505 | 1.9 yrs | 66 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $108,970 | +$74,161 | clears the bar | $15,375 | 0.2 yrs | 65 |
| Music | Master's Degree | $50,777 | +$15,968 | above HS line | $27,000 | 1.7 yrs | 55 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $87,404 | +$52,595 | clears the bar | $10,000 | 0.2 yrs | 53 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $50,2861-year earnings | +$15,477 | clears the bar (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 47 |
| Cognitive Science | Bachelor's Degree | $66,913 | +$32,104 | clears the bar | $13,000 | 0.4 yrs | 44 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Master's Degree | $110,932 | +$76,123 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 34 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $121,099 | +$86,290 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 29 |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $113,605 | +$78,796 | clears the bar | $13,178 | 0.2 yrs | 29 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $87,804 | +$52,995 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 28 |
| International Relations | Master's Degree | $116,551 | +$81,742 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | Master's Degree | $65,0911-year earnings | +$30,282 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $136,656 | +$101,847 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $201,796 | +$166,987 | above HS line | $41,000 | 0.2 yrs | 8 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | $124,073 | +$89,264 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Management Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 631 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 281 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 70 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 57 |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 45 |
| Statistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 45 |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 43 |
| Data Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 42 |
| Statistics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 34 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 31 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 30 |
| Chemistry | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 24 |
| Economics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 24 |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 22 |
| Chemistry | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 22 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 22 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Physics | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Chemical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Systems Science and Theory | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Architecture | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $7,500 | not assessed | 18 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Computer and Information Science | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Physics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Chemical Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Operations Research | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Applied Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Nanotechnology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Nanotechnology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Political Science | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Applied Mathematics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Statistics | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Engineering Physics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Mathematics | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| History | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Architecture | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Economics | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Civil Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| English | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Political Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Business Administration | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Human Computer Interaction | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Psychology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| History | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Music | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Nanotechnology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Philosophy | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Social Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Anthropology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Sociology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Fine Arts | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Civil Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Electrical Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Engineering Physics | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Operations Research | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Applied Mathematics | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| English | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Medieval and Renaissance Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Classical and Ancient Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Philosophy | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Physical Science Technologies/Technicians | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Management Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Data Analytics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Anthropology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Sociology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Fine Arts | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Electrical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Doctoral Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Applied Statistics | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Business | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $34,809 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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