General Computer & Information Sciences at Rice University

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

Rice is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 7,643 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 149 computer and information sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Rice.

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

Rice General Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer and Information Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Computer and Information Sciences
• Doctorate Degree in Computer and Information Sciences

Rice General Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

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

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 computer and information sciences major at Rice is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Computer & Information 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
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	1
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Best General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	1
	1
	1
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Most Focused General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	1
Best General Computer Science Schools	1
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Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	12
Most Popular General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	17
Best Value General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	18
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	19
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	25
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	27
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	33
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	34
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	43
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	66
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	122

In 2021, 128 students received their master’s degree in computer and information sciences from Rice. This makes it the #19 most popular school for computer and information sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer and information sciences, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer and Information Sciences Student Demographics at Rice

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

Rice General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 149 computer and information sciences majors earned their bachelor's degree from Rice. Of these graduates, 70% were men and 30% were women. The typical computer and information sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at Rice since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer and information 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 computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	49
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	29
International Students	39
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

Rice General Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

The computer and information sciences program at Rice awarded 128 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 73% of these degrees went to men with the other 27% going to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	13
International Students	107
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Rice also has a doctoral program available in computer and information sciences. In 2021, 16 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Computer and Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information 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
Computer Systems Analysts	51,710	$97,900
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	35,100	$89,500
Computer Workers	25,620	$90,290
Computer and Information Systems Managers	22,350	$154,650
Computer Network Architects	12,560	$119,340

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.