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Rice University BS in Mechanical Engineering

39 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$67,660 Average Salary
$10,000 Average Student Debt

The main focus area for this major is General Mechanical Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Mechanical Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at Rice University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in ME, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the Rice BS in ME

#23 in the U.S
#2 in Texas

If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. Rice is in the top 10% of the country for ME. More specifically it was ranked #23 out of 326 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #2 in Texas.

Here are some of the other rankings for Rice.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $30-$48k)6
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $30-$48k)7
Best Value Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $48-$75k)7
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $48-$75k)7
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $48-$75k)7
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $48-$75k)7
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $30-$48k)9
Best Value Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $30-$48k)9
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $0-$30k)14
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $0-$30k)14
Best Value Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $0-$30k)16
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $0-$30k)16
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $75-$110k)19
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools21
Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools21
Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools21
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $75-$110k)22
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools23
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $75-$110k)24
Best Value Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $75-$110k)24
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (With Aid)26
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (With Aid)27
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Mechanical Engineering Graduates31
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Mechanical Engineering Graduates34
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (With Aid)41
Best Value Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (With Aid)42
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering50
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering64
Highest Paid Mechanical Engineering Graduates65
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Mechanical Engineering Graduates68
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering104
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income Over $110k)110
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering119
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering120
Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans129
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income Over $110k)173
Most Focused Colleges for Mechanical Engineering183
Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans185
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering199
Most Popular Colleges for Mechanical Engineering224
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering233
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering260
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income Over $110k)261
Best Value Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income Over $110k)263
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans266
Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges for Veterans267
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering271
Best Value Colleges for Mechanical Engineering277

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in ME from Rice Cost?

$51,107 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$10,000 Average Student Debt

Rice Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time undergraduates at Rice paid an average of $2,096 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$50,310$50,310
Fees$797$797
Books and Supplies$1,250$1,250
On Campus Room and Board$14,500$14,500
On Campus Other Expenses$2,700$2,700

Learn more about Rice tuition and fees.

Rice ME BS Student Debt

You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Rice in ME walked away with an average of $10,000 in student debt. That is 56% lower than the national average of $22,913.

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How Much Can You Make With a BS in ME From Rice?

$67,660 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of ME students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Rice is $67,660 per year. That is 9% higher than the national average of $61,915.

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Does Rice Offer an Online BS in ME?

Rice does not offer an online option for its ME bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Rice Online Learning page.

Rice Bachelor’s Student Diversity for ME

39 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
25.6% Women
56.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 39 bachelor’s degrees in ME awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 25.6% of the students who received their BS in ME in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 16.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in ME at Rice in 2019-2020, 56.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 28%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian5
Black or African American1
Hispanic or Latino13
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White14
International Students2
Other Races/Ethnicities4

BS in ME Focus Areas at Rice

Mechanical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
General Mechanical Engineering39

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to mechanical engineering.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Biomedical Engineering35
Chemical Engineering36
Civil Engineering19
Electrical Engineering38

View All Mechanical Engineering Related Majors >

References

*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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