| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Studies | 6 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $54,462. It offers ninety-five (95) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
| School Name | Rice University |
|---|---|
| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
| Address | 6100 S Main St, Houston, TX |
| Graduate School Students | 4,038 students 498 students enrolled online exclusively |
| Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) | $54,462 |
| Student to Faculty | 6:1 (16.67%) |
| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 95 Graduate Programs 57 Master's, 36 Doctorate, 2 Post graduate certificates |
The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Rice University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $54,462 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,939.
| Amounts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $53,712 | |
| Fees | $750 | |
| Cost per Credit | $1,939 | |
| Books & Supplies | $1,400 | |
| Room & Board | $15,900 (On-Campus) / $15,900 (Off-Campus) | |
| Personal Expenses | $2,850 (On-Campus) / $2,850 (Off-Campus) | |
| On-Campus Total | $74,612 | |
| Off-Campus Total | $74,612 | |
| 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $49,403 | $47,913 | $49,941 | $52,342 | $54,462 |
Rice University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 95 major areas - 57 Master's, 36 Doctorate, 2 Post-Master's. 1,422 students have been conferred Master's degree and 257 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.| Master's | Doctorate | Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1,422 | 257 | - | 2 |
| Men | 914 | 172 | - | - |
| Women | 508 | 85 | - | 2 |
Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Studies | 6 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | 7 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology | 15 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences | 281 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secondary Education and Teaching | 15 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering | 7 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 34 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Chemical Engineering | 13 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Civil Engineering | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Engineering Physics/Applied Physics | 8 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | 4 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Mechanical Engineering | 15 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Operations Research | 13 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | 43 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering/Industrial Management | 6 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Nanotechnology | 10 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | 7 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 7 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Computational and Applied Mathematics | 9 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Statistics | 34 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Systems Science and Theory | 19 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Human Computer Interaction | 5 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Data Science, General | 42 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy | 3 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 7 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemistry | 24 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Geology/Earth Science | 6 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Physics | 8 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Physics (other) | 7 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemical Technology/Technician | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 3 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Industrial and Organizational Psychology | 3 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Economics | 4 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 20 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| International Relations and Affairs | 20 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Political Science and Government | 6 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Sociology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Music Theory and Composition | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Musicology and Ethnomusicology | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Conducting | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Keyboard Instruments | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Voice and Opera | 8 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Stringed Instruments | 27 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Brass Instruments | 5 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Woodwind Instruments | 9 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Percussion Instruments | 3 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management | 8 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other) | 631 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| History | 8 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English/Language Arts Teacher Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 2 |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Chemical Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Civil Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Engineering Physics/Applied Physics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Mechanical Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nanotechnology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Computational and Applied Mathematics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Statistics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biological and Physical Sciences | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Religion/Religious Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemistry | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Geology/Earth Science | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Physics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Physics (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Economics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Political Science and Government | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Sociology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Music Theory and Composition | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Keyboard Instruments | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Voice and Opera | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Stringed Instruments | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Woodwind Instruments | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Percussion Instruments | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| History | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
By attending status, there are 3,692 full-time and 346 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 498 students enrolled through online exclusively and 280 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 1,274 White, 237 Black, and 461 Asian students are attending at Rice University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
54 grad students are younger than 22 and 338 students are older than 65. It has 2,747 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,039 students aged 30 to 40.
| Total | 4,038 |
|---|---|
| Men | 2,580 |
| Women | 1,458 |
| Total | 4,038 |
|---|---|
| Full-time Students | 3,692 |
| Part-time Students | 346 |
| Total | 4,038 |
|---|---|
| American Indian / Native American | 3 |
| Asian | 461 |
| Black | 237 |
| Hispanic | 318 |
| Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander | 3 |
| White | 1,274 |
| Two or more races | 74 |
| Un-Known | 89 |
| Total | 4,038 |
|---|---|
| 21 & Under | 54 |
| 22-24 | 1,232 |
| 25-29 | 1,515 |
| 30-34 | 724 |
| 35-39 | 315 |
| 40 & Over | 338 |
At Rice University graduate schools, 498 students enrolled online exclusively and 280 students enrolled in some online courses.
| Total Enrollment | 4,178 |
|---|---|
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 498 |
| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 280 |
| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 3,400 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 498 |
|---|---|
| Texas Resident | 360 |
| Other State In U.S. | 102 |
| Outside of U.S. | 36 |