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Public Policy at Rice University

Public Policy is one of the majors in the public administration & social service program at Rice University.

We've pulled together some essential information you should know about the program, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more. Also, learn how Rice ranks among other schools offering degrees in public policy.

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Public Policy Degrees Available at Rice

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Policy

Rice Public Policy Rankings

The public policy major at Rice is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Policy. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

During the 2021-2022 academic year, Rice University handed out 33 bachelor's degrees in public policy. This is a decrease of 3% over the previous year when 34 degrees were handed out.

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

Rice Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2022-2023, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Rice was $2,384 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$57,210	$57,210
Fees	$918	$918
Books and Supplies	$1,400	$1,400
On Campus Room and Board	$15,900	$15,900
On Campus Other Expenses	$2,850	$2,850

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Rice Public Policy Bachelor’s Program Diversity

Of the 33 students who graduated with a Bachelor’s in public policy from Rice in 2022, 33% were men and 67% were women.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Rice University with a bachelor's in public policy.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	16
Non-Resident Aliens	1
Other Races	2

Does Rice Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Public Policy?

Online degrees for the Rice public policy bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Rice Online Learning page.

Rice Public Policy Students

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public policy majors at Rice University.

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Anatol Stefanowitsch under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.