Why the Rice MBA for Executives

The Rice MBA for Executives is designed for business leaders who have at least 10 years of management experience and want to complement their managerial experience with better executive-level business decisions.

Consistently ranked amongst the top executive programs by Wall Street Journal and The Financial Times, the curriculum is rigorous and blends cutting edge academic theory with practical thinking and experience.

Broad diversity among classroom peers creates compelling discussion which allows students to learn as much from high caliber colleagues as from faculty. Case study analysis will take on a more dynamic personality as our candidates discuss both the nature of the cases presented while interjecting personal anecdotes from years in a diverse blend of industries.

The MBA for Executives at Rice University will accelerate your career through experiential learning from faculty redefining the boundaries of business. You’ll form life-long relationships with colleagues who are C-suite executives: a majority of our students are senior level managers; In the class of 2013, 45% have advanced degrees in medicine, law, finance, engineering and many other disciplines. The diversity of the program is reflective of the diversity of Houston with 19 countries represented including Brazil, Argentina, Spain, India, Peru and Azerbaijan.