Rice English PhD

[bcoheran]

Hi,

Does anybody know what Rice University's English PhD reputation is?  I've applied there and am wondering what my chances of getting a tenure track job are afterwards?  

[Dr. Old Bill]

On 1/15/2016 at 11:10 PM, bcoheran said:

Hi,

Does anybody know what Rice University's English PhD reputation is?  I've applied there and am wondering what my chances of getting a tenure track job are afterwards?  

The chances of getting a tenure track position after finishing a Ph.D. at any program are slim.

That said, Rice has a pretty good reputation. Although WashU is often referred to as "the Harvard of the Midwest," I've read the same phrase with reference to Rice and Vanderbilt as "the Harvard of the South". Most of their strong programs are in literatures of the last 200 years, however, so if you happen to be an early modernist etc., it's probably not a great option. I applied there in 2014 on the strength of one faculty member in my chosen field, and he was extremely supportive, and was legitimately disappointed when I didn't make the cut. Not sure if that level of consideration extends to the rest of their faculty, but there you have it.

 

[Ramus]

11 hours ago, bcoheran said:

what my chances of getting a tenure track job are afterwards?  

You can see for yourself by checking out this link: http://english.rice.edu/Job-Placement/. Unlike a lot of department placement pages, this one doesn't hide the fact that not all of its graduates get tenure-track jobs. I, for one, really appreciate this transparency, and I think it will give you a pretty accurate sense of what your job prospects would be after graduation. 

[bcoheran]

With the current state of the academy, I'll take whatever job I can get.  I'm a political theorist by training, but applied to Rice because I wanted to do some work in Posthumanism. 

[bcoheran]

I got a rejection letter a while ago.  Makes sense because I'm more of a political scientist