<p>While I know that Rice is definitely an amazing school, how strong is the school's job placement and alumni network? Particularly outside of Texas and the rest of the South, say in places such as Chicago, Boston, D.C., and New York? Although Rice does not have a business major, my question is definitely pertaining to a career in business
(international or finance.) There are many things that make Rice a very unique and desirable university to attend, however, I am worried that its regional location and lack of business major may potentially undermine the future that I am considering. Thanks for your help.</p>
<p>Being very honest, our career services is terrible. The best we have is RiceLINK which is a job posting site where one can peruse and apply to various jobs.</p>
<p>The career fair is also fairly small and heavily geared to oil and gas, Comp Sci majors, Electrical engineers and people interested in Consulting. </p>
<p>That being said, the Rice brand name is excellent. If you actively seek out jobs where you want them or apply to large companies like Accenture (that can place you practically anywhere), you should be good.</p>
<p>What do you plan on doing in life? (a little more specific than business). Like do you plan on getting an MBA etc? That will help us help you.</p>
<p>Finally, I don’t think that Rice’s location will hurt your chances of a job. Basically everyone I know has either gone to grad school or has a job.</p>
<p>I’m not exactly positive on what I definitely want to do. Ideally I would get a job with a BB company or at least a company that is respected enough to help me when I apply to MBA programs. If I went to Rice I would most likely major in Int’l relations or econ with the business minor. I know that the Rice name is strong, especially in the South, I am just wondering how it would compare to a washu, northwestern, or boston college for jobs in northern cities. As a school, Rice seems to be what I want, I just wouldn’t want it to hurt me in getting a job I desire (as my current school, Ole Miss, would)</p>
<p>I don’t think you have to worry about that. The people who need to know know how good Rice is. I’m from the Northeast and when I visit, a lot of people don’t know much about Rice. But the people in industry I speak to are very well versed with how good Rice is.</p>
<p>If Rice is the place you want to be, then apply. WashU and NW especially are also well known schools, so you cannot go wrong with any of them. Go where you want to go, they are all top tier schools</p>
<p>BUMP! I am in a very similar situation, and I’m wondering the same.</p>
<p>The main reason my husband does not want our daughter to apply to Rice ED is that he feels job placement/alumni network are not strong. </p>
<p>We live in the NYC area. Rice is virtually unknown around here. </p>
<p>It seems like such a great school. I would love to hear from alumni with regard to job placement.</p>
<p>Bump bump bump bump</p>
<p>Why don’t you guys check out the new Alumni Factor rankings? It’s the first of its kind to rank schools based on alumni performance and feedback, and is based on four years of data collection and research. Rice alumni do extremely well: Rice was ranked 3rd out of 104 national universities, and 4th overall. </p>
<p>Unfortunately, the Alumni Factor rankings require a subscription, but there’s a 7-day free trial available. Links are provided at the bottom of this message, and I’ve included some highlights below:</p>
<p>“Fifteen attributes, ranging from immediate job opportunities to overall happiness of graduates to percentage of high-income graduate households, were equally weighted for the national rankings.”</p>
<p>“Rice is one of only four schools to receive a top-20 ranking in 25 of 26 attributes. Among national universities, Rice is No. 2 for intellectual development, preparation for career success and value for the cost of education, and No. 5 for college experience and overall assessment. In the category ‘would recommend to a student,’ Rice is No. 6. Its No. 7 for household net worth and No. 8 for overall happiness. It ranks No. 11 for three attributes friendship development, likelihood the alumni would choose Rice again and the percentage of alumni giving. Rices overall rank among 177 universities (national and liberal arts combined) in the guide is No. 4.”</p>
<p>The Rice article can be found here: [Rice</a> ranked No. 3 in nation by Alumni Factor](<a href=“http://news.rice.edu/2012/09/11/rice-ranked-no-3-in-nation-by-alumni-factor-2/]Rice”>http://news.rice.edu/2012/09/11/rice-ranked-no-3-in-nation-by-alumni-factor-2/)
Alumni Factor’s Rice page: <a href=“https://www.alumnifactor.com/node/2124[/url]”>https://www.alumnifactor.com/node/2124</a></p>
<p>If job placement is your concern, the following is a link to a WSJ article about the top schools as rated by recruiters.</p>
<p>[Best</a> Colleges & Universities - Ranked by Job Recruiters - WSJ.com](<a href=“Best Colleges & Universities - Ranked by Job Recruiters - WSJ”>Best Colleges & Universities - Ranked by Job Recruiters - WSJ)</p>
<p>The following is a link to more detail by major.</p>
<p>[School</a> Rankings by College Major – Job Recruiter Top Picks - WSJ.com](<a href=“School Rankings by College Major – Job Recruiter Top Picks - WSJ”>School Rankings by College Major – Job Recruiter Top Picks - WSJ)</p>