by our College Data Analytics TeamEngineering is a program of study at Rice University. The school offers a doctor’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in engineering, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Part-time graduates at Rice paid an average of $2,380 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $47,306 | $47,306 |
| Fees | $607 | $607 |
Rice does not offer an online option for its engineering doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Rice Online Learning page.
About 27.8% of the students who received their PhD in engineering in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 24.6%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 14.8% of the engineering doctor’s degrees at Rice in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 12%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 13 |
| International Students | 29 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biomedical Engineering | 16 |
| Chemical Engineering | 12 |
| Civil Engineering | 3 |
| Electrical Engineering | 11 |
| Engineering Physics | 4 |
*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.
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