We’re thrilled to announce our #1 ranking as the best graduate entrepreneurship program in the U.S. by the Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine, and #5 Online MBA by Poets&Quants. This is the fourth No. 1 ranking in a row for entrepreneurship and a two-spot jump from last year for the online program. Both rankings are a reflection of the hard work and effort of our students, faculty, staff and leadership.
Graduate Entrepreneurship Program
Princeton Review and Entrepreneur Magazine, 2020, 2021, 2022 & 2023
Full-Time MBA Program with The Most Minority Students in Top 25
Poets & Quants, 2020
Best MBA For Finance
Princeton Review, 2022
Best MBA For Consulting
Princeton Review, 2022
Welcome to America’s most diverse city. Home to newcomers from around the globe, there’s no better place to live and launch. Think foodie heaven, off the grid culture, wildcatter innovation, sports, arts, culture and 38,394 acres of parks.
Prior to Rice, I started a career coaching business on top of my full-time job as a corporate tech recruiter. At Rice, I have been able to meet several folks who managed businesses outside of their "day jobs." I knew Rice is ranked #1 for its entrepreneurial program, but it was still so refreshing to meet people who share my same spirit of creating and innovating in business.
Full-Time MBA ‘22
The classes I have taken have taught me many new things that I have not been previously aware of. I have also made many new friends that I will cherish forever and continue to be friends with post-MBA.
Professional MBA '22
One of the things the MBA program has given me is confidence — the feeling that there’s nothing I can’t explore.
Executive MBA ‘21
Get an inside look as artist Kate Shepherd creates Rice Business’ stunning new wall painting in luminous shades of red and grey, a hypnotic visual connection to the architecture of McNair Hall’s octagonal atrium. The result, titled “Tricycle Red, Pelican Grey, etc., partial octagons,” is a work of art equal in boldness to the students of Rice Business.
Rice Business Wisdom is our online ideas magazine that features faculty research.
Based on research by Vikas Mittal
By Deborah Lynn Blumberg
Based on research by Siyu Yu
In the global and digital landscapes of business today, the ability to communicate effectively has never been more important. Our faculty empower the next generation of leaders to be confident and capable communicators, a sought-after proficiency in new hires.
Rice Business professor Nicola Secomandi, along with University of Illinois at Chicago College of Business Administration professor Selvaprabu Nadajarah, were recently invited by the European Journal of Operational Research to conduct a review of the operations literature on real options in energy.
A paper co-written by Kunal Sachdeva, Assistant Professor of Finance at Rice Business, examines the evolution of ESG reports for S&P 500 companies and explores how the content of ESG reports has evolved in the absence of regulation.
Rice Business will offer a Ph.D. with a concentration in organizational behavior starting next fall. The deadline to apply is Jan. 13, 2023.
