Located on a 300-acre forested campus in the heart of Houston, Texas, top-ranked Rice is one of America’s leading research universities. We boast the amenities and expertise of a large research university, but our modest size means true interdisciplinary collaboration and close working relationships between faculty and students. Our location in Houston, the fourth-largest city in the United States, and one of the most diverse, means that you’ll have plenty of opportunity for interaction with industry in a hospitable city that has no shortage of things to do. At Rice, graduate study is offered in two broad categories: Research-based programs leading to the M.A., M.S., and various doctoral degrees. Professional master's programs which provide advanced course work and lead to degrees in specific disciplines. Visit graduate.rice.edu to find the program that's right for you.