Rice University Statistics

Majors, Schools, and Degrees 2004 (Annotations)

Majors with the Highest Percentages of Graduates

Economics

8.5% (60)

Electrical and Computer Engineering

7.0% (49)

English

6.4% (45)

History

5.5% (39)

Biochemistry

5.5% (39)

Biology

5.0% (33)

Bioengineering

4.7% (33)

Psychology

4.6% (32)

Political Science

4.4% (31)

Computer Science

4.4% (31)

Schools and Areas of Study

School of Humanities:

Art History

History

Classical Studies

Kinesiology

Education

Linguistics

English

Philosophy

French Studies

Religious Studies

German and Slavic Studies

Visual Arts

Hispanic Studies

School of Social Sciences:

Anthropology

Psychology

Economics

Sociology

Political Science

School of Architecture:

Architecture

Architectural Studies

Shepherd School of Music:

Performance

Composition

Music History

Music Theory

Music

Wiess School of Natural Sciences:

Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Chemistry

Mathematics

Earth Science

Physics and Astronomy

George R. Brown School of Engineering:

Bioengineering

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Statistics

Computational and Applied Mathematics

Computer Science

Interdepartmental Majors:

Area Majors

Managerial Studies

Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations

Medieval Studies

Asian Studies

Policy Studies

Cognitive Sciences

Study of Women and Gender

Education Certification

Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management:

Business Administration

Degrees

B.A. (Bachelor of Arts)

B. Arch. (Architecture)

B.F.A. (Fine Arts)

B.Mus. (Music)

B.S. (Science)

B.S.B. Bioengineering

B.S.C.E. (Civil Engineering)

B.S.Ch.E. (Chemical Engineering)

B.S.C.S. (Computer Science)

B.S.E.E. (Electrical and Computer Engineering)

B.S.M.E. (Mechanical Engineering)

B.S.M.S. (Materials Science)

Interdepartmental (e.g., Asian Studies, Cognitive Sciences, and Medieval Studies)

M.A. (Master of Arts)

M.Arch. (Architecture)

M.Arch. in Urban Design

M.A.T. (Teaching)

M.B.A. (Business Administration)

MBA for Executives

MBA/Master of Engineering

M.C.A.M. (Computational and Applied Mathematics)

M.C.E. (Civil Engineering)

M.Ch.E. (Chemical Engineering)

M.C.S.E. (Computational Science and Engineering)

M.C.S. (Computer Science)

M.E.E. (Electrical Engineering)

M.E.E. (Environmental Engineering)

M.E.S. (Environmental Science)

M.M.E. (Mechanical Engineering)

M.M.S. (Materials Science)

M.Mus. (Music)

M.S. (Science)

M.S. (Teaching)

M.Stat. (Statistics)

M.S. (Enviromental Analysis and Decision Making)

M.S. (Nanoscale Physics)

D.Arch. (Doctor of Architecture)

D.M.A. (Doctor of Musical Arts)

Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy)

Cooperative Degree Programs

Joint Program in Computational Biology (Training Opportunities for Ph.D. Students)

Research in a lab setting, seminars and workshops, and access to advanced resources of W.M. Keck Center for Computational Biology; with Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Houston.

Joint Programs with Medical Colleges (M.D./Ph.D., MD/MA, MD/MS)

Combined MD and advanced research degree for research careers in medicine with Baylor College of Medicine

Joint Programs in Biomedical Ethics (MA, Ph.D.)

Religious studies degree with the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Philosophy degree with Baylor College of Medicine and the Institute of Religion.

Foreign Study and Exchange Programs 2003-2004

Rice-based or affiliate program sites

536

Number of undergraduate participants

245

Number of countries where Rice undergraduates currently study

We [at Rice] believe an educated person is one who is at home in many different environments, at ease among people from many different cultures, and willing to test his or her views against those of others.

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Major Schools and Degrees 2003