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Rice Majors

Rice awards bachelor's degrees in 53 fields, about 1,243 a year. The largest are Computer and Information Sciences, Economics, Biology.

Major	Degrees a year	Earnings, 1 year out	Earnings, 4 years out	Median federal debt
Computer and Information Sciences	164	$131,154	$182,443	$12,381
Economics	88	$78,814	$129,575	$11,289
Biology	70
Psychology	66	$41,299		$12,505
Mechanical Engineering	65	$82,899	$108,970	$15,375
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	57
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	53	$51,110	$87,404	$10,000
Mathematics	47	$50,286
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	45
Statistics	45
Cognitive Science	44	$47,459	$66,913	$13,000
Public Policy Analysis	31
English Language and Literature	30
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	29	$88,307	$121,099
Chemical Engineering	29	$87,830	$113,605	$13,178
Political Science	28	$54,728	$87,804
Electrical and Computer Engineering	22
Music	22
Visual and Performing Arts	19
Architecture	18
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	18			$7,500
Chemistry	18
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	18
Architectural Sciences and Technology	17
History	17
Business Administration	16
Civil Engineering	15
Electrical Engineering	15	$96,751	$136,656
Sociology	14
Romance Languages	13
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	11
Applied Mathematics	11
Philosophy	11
Physics	10
Environmental Science and Conservation	7
Area Studies	7
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	6
Geology and Earth Science	6
Studio Art	6
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	5
Religion/Religious Studies	5
Anthropology	5
Nanotechnology	3
Astronomy and Astrophysics	3
Social Sciences	3
Operations Research	2
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	2
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	2
Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation	1
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	1
Medieval and Renaissance Studies	1
Classical and Ancient Studies	1
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	1

A blank cell means the figure is withheld, usually because the program is small.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the most popular majors at Rice?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in a year: Computer and Information Sciences (164), Economics (88), Biology (70), Psychology (66), Mechanical Engineering (65).

Which Rice majors earn the most?

Four years after graduation, the highest median earnings are in Computer and Information Sciences ($182,443), Electrical Engineering ($136,656), Economics ($129,575), Biomedical/Medical Engineering ($121,099), Chemical Engineering ($113,605). Earnings are reported for 9 of Rice's 53 programs.

How many majors does Rice have?

Rice awarded bachelor's degrees in 53 federal program categories in the most recent year reported. A college's own list of majors can be longer or shorter, because several named majors often fall under one federal category.

Source: College Scorecard, Most Recent Data by Field of Study (U.S. Department of Education), 2026-06-10 release. Programs are federal categories, which do not always match the names Rice uses. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal financial aid, four years after a bachelor's degree, and are withheld for small programs.