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See which careers fit your traits — based on what 723+ Rice alumni actually went on to do.

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What Rice grads actually do

Based on 723 notable Rice alumni with Wikipedia pages. Data: Wikidata (CC0).

university teacher
101
American football player
79
engineer
45
basketball player
45
baseball player
44
writer
39
mathematician
39
computer scientist
38
physicist
37
researcher
31
politician
26
businessperson
24

Notable Rice alumni

Bruce Mau
Bruce Mau
graphic designer · designer
Larry McMurtry
Larry McMurtry
opinion journalist · author
Gwynne Dyer
Gwynne Dyer
journalist · screenwriter
Hector Ruiz
Hector Ruiz
engineer · businessperson
Hanna Lewis
Hanna Lewis
linguist · translator
Steve Jackson
Steve Jackson
writer · publisher
Gus Sorola
Gus Sorola
event producer · voice actor
Jeff Abbott
Jeff Abbott
novelist · writer

Salary outlook for top Rice career paths

National median annual wage (BLS Occupational Employment Statistics).

engineer
10th–90th percentile: $62,130$177,020
$111,970
median / yr
basketball player
10th–90th percentile: $27,730$239,200
$70,280
median / yr
baseball player
10th–90th percentile: $27,730$239,200
$70,280
median / yr
writer
10th–90th percentile: $40,900$148,240
$73,690
median / yr
mathematician
10th–90th percentile: $62,260$183,500
$116,440
median / yr
computer scientist
10th–90th percentile: $81,450$233,110
$145,080
median / yr

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About Rice

William Marsh Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University, is a private research university in Houston, Texas, United States. Established in 1912, it spans 300 acres. The university consists of eight constituent schools in the fields of architecture, business, continuing studies, engineering, humanities, music, natural sciences, and social sciences. Established in 1912 as William M. Rice Institute for the Advancement of Literature, Science and Art after the murder of its namesake William Marsh Rice, Rice has been a member of the Association of American Universities since 1985 and is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". Rice competes in 14 NCAA Division I varsity sports and is a part of the American Athletic Conference. Its teams are called the Rice Owls. Alumni include 26 Marshall Scholars, 13 Rhodes Scholars, 7 Churchill Scholars, and 3 Nobel laureates.

Source: Wikipedia · Licensed under CC-BY-SA 4.0.

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