Engineering Technologies at Rice University

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

Rice is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 7,643 students attend the school each year.

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

Rice Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Tech

Rice Engineering Technologies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering tech progam at Rice compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 engineering tech major at Rice is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering Technologies. 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
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	280
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	315
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	1,158
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	1,313

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at Rice

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

Rice Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in engineering tech from Rice in 2021, 40% were men and 60% were women. The typical engineering tech bachelor's degree program is made up of only 14% women. So female students are more repesented at Rice since its program graduates 46% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% more racial-ethnic minorities in its engineering tech 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 engineering tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Rice also has a doctoral program available in engineering tech. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Engineering Technologies

Engineering Technologies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Rice University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nanotechnology	5

Careers That Engineering Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering tech 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
Software Applications Developers	71,260	$108,760
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	54,090	$42,500
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	50,500	$44,260
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	50,120	$46,140
Construction Managers	29,620	$98,420

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.