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Mechanical Engineering at Rice University

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Mechanical Engineering at Rice University

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

Rice is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 7,643. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students received their master's degree in ME.

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

Rice Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in ME
  • Doctorate Degree in ME

Rice Mechanical Engineering Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #78 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at Rice

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

Rice Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

8% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students earned a master's degree in ME from Rice. About 8% of these graduates were women and the other 92% were men.

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

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

Careers That ME Grads May Go Into

A degree in ME 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
Mechanical Engineers 20,820 $105,570
Cost Estimators 17,240 $73,950
Architectural and Engineering Managers 12,920 $167,280
Aerospace Engineers 6,770 $122,570
Engineering Professors 3,890 $123,200

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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