Programs & Majors at Rice University

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Recently reported completed awards · 2023-24

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Physical Sciences topics

Official reporting category: Physical Sciences

Astronomy and Astrophysics2 Chemistry2 Physics2 Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences

Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences

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Geology/Earth Science, General

Physical Sciences → Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences

15 completed awards reported

Bachelor's: 2
Master's: 9
Doctoral: 4

Federal program classification details

Broad federal category · CIP 40: Physical Sciences
Federal topic · CIP 40.06: Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
Federal program code · CIP 40.0601: Geology/Earth Science, General

Programs data source and limitations

Source: C2024_A, provisional release, academic year 2023-24, using the federal Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2020. Counts are completed awards or degrees, not current enrollment, capacity, demand, quality, admission difficulty, or unique students. DegreePilot uses first-major records only. Reported zeroes remain zero and unavailable values appear as “Not reported.”