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Biomedical Engineering at Rice University

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Biomedical Engineering at Rice University

What traits are you looking for in a bio engineering school? To help you decide if Rice University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's bio engineering program.

Rice is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 7,643. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students received their master's degree in bio engineering.

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

Rice Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Bio Engineering
  • Doctorate Degree in Bio Engineering

Rice Biomedical Engineering Rankings

There were 19 students who received their doctoral degrees in bio engineering, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Bio Engineering Student Demographics at Rice

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

Rice Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

55% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 22 students who earned a master's degree in Biomedical Engineering from Rice in 2020-2021, 45% were men and 55% were women.

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In the bio engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 22% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 6
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Bio Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in bio engineering 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
Architectural and Engineering Managers 12,920 $167,280
Engineering Professors 3,890 $123,200
Biomedical Engineers 900 $100,680

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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