Houston, Texas · Private Non-Profit
Data Science at Rice University
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 40 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.8% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.8%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~40
- Schools with reported signal
- 155
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 8%
- Graduation rate
- 94.6%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $13,370/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $53,480
- Median debt
- $11,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $89,718/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A+
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 155 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is above the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($8,944 below), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($25,547 above). That combination produces a A+ value grade and a top 4% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL · 0.2% reported share · $8,752 net A 
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · 1.5% reported share · $13,138 net A 
Marshall University Huntington, WV · 0.0% reported share · $7,502 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Data Science accounts for 0.8% of reported programs at Rice University, which is bigger than 74% of schools in this field set and above the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 40 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Rice University's average net price is $13,370 per year, about $53,480 over four years. That is $8,944 below the $22,314 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $89,718 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $25,547 above the $64,171 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Rice University #6 of 155 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.