General Economics at Rice University

If you are interested in studying general economics, you may want to check out the program at Rice University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Rice is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 7,643 students attend the school each year. Of the 127 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Rice University in 2021, 83 of them were general economics majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Economics section at the bottom of this page.

Rice General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics
• Master’s Degree in General Economics
• Doctorate Degree in General Economics

Rice General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics progam at Rice compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general economics major at Rice is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Economics. 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	1
	1
	1
	1
	1
	1
	2
	2
	6
	12
	14
	33
	38
	58
	61
	63
	74
	84
	86
	90

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in general economics from Rice. This makes it the #63 most popular school for general economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in general economics, making the school the #33 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Economics Student Demographics at Rice

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

Rice General Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 83 general economics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Rice, about 61% were men and 39% were women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at Rice since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general economics bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rice University with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	23
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Rice General Economics Master’s Program

The general economics program at Rice awarded 3 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 67% of these degrees went to men with the other 33% going to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rice University with a master's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Rice also has a doctoral program available in general economics. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Econometrics & Quantitative Economics

Careers That General Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in general economics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for Rice University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Economics Professors	1,020	$115,240
Economists	830	$106,480
Survey Researchers	430	$60,460

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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.