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Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering at Rice University

Here is an overview of this program at Rice University. Degrees are awarded at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. Its best result is a rank of #4 out of 26 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Rankings
• Available Degrees
• Bachelor’s Degrees
• Graduate Study

Rice University Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Rankings

College Factual rates Rice University highly for mechanical engineering, coming in at #43 out of 365 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools	43 of 365
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Texas	3 of 29
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region	4 of 43

Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Degrees at Rice University

The table below lists every degree level offered in mechanical engineering at Rice University, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	60
Master’s	13
Doctoral	10

Rice University Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, Rice University conferred 60 bachelor’s degrees in mechanical engineering.

Bachelor’s Rankings

Rice University is in the top 15% of the country for mechanical engineering at the bachelor’s level. Its best result was #4 out of 26 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas	4
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	5
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	46

Salary of Mechanical Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Mechanical Engineering graduates with a bachelor’s degree from Rice University go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $89,547 a year. This is below $109,583, the median for all majors at Rice University.

Student Debt of Mechanical Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Earning a bachelor’s degree at Rice University, mechanical engineering graduates take on a median debt of $15,375 in student loans. This is higher than $11,904, the typical median for all majors at Rice University.

Rice University Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

The full-time undergraduate tuition and fees are shown below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$52,070	$60,314
Fees	$933	$933

Find out more about Rice University tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

In the most recent graduating class, 67% of mechanical engineering bachelor’s degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

The majority of mechanical engineering bachelor’s degree graduates at Rice University were White. Roughly 37% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Rice University with a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	22
Non-Resident Aliens	4
Other Races	6

Graduate Study in Mechanical Engineering at Rice University

You can also pursue this field at the graduate level at Rice University. The following graduate award levels are reported.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s Degrees in Mechanical Engineering	13
Doctoral Degrees in Mechanical Engineering	10

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• Image Credit: By Anatol Stefanowitsch under License More about our data sources and methodologies.