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Rice Business earned five top 10 rankings in The Princeton Review's 2027 business school rankings, highlighted by its first-ever recognition for Best Campus Environment (No. 9), a return to the top 10 for Best MBA for Consulting (No. 8), Best MBA for Finance (No. 7) and Greatest Resources for Minority Students (No. 6). The school also landed the No. 6 national ranking for MBA@Rice, placing it among the nation's best online MBA programs.
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"This new pathway enables us to support exceptional early-career talent with a dedicated classroom experience and intentional programming," said Barbara Bennett, director of MBA@Rice and professor of finance.
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The board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' Houston Branch has elected Peter Rodriguez as chair and Cynthia Nunes Colbert as chair pro tem for 2025.
Rice Business has built a reputation for small class sizes and close faculty interaction, fostering deep student engagement. Graduates enter the workforce with a powerful blend of technical expertise and business acumen.
In honor of the Rice Business Plan Competition’s (RBPC) 25th year, Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business and the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship announced today that Rice Business will be the presenting sponsor at this year’s event.
Rice University is a hub of cutting-edge, multidisciplinary research on the brain. In addition to a critical mass of researchers in the field, Rice is home to entities dedicated to collaborative clinical and scientific research on the brain:
Economist Peter Rodriguez, dean of the Jones Graduate School of Business and the Virani Undergraduate School of Business at Rice University, has been appointed to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas’ Houston Branch board of directors by the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.
The Federal Reserve Board of Governors has appointed Peter Rodriguez to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas’ Houston Branch board of directors. As a board member, he provides input on regional economic conditions as part of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy functions.
If you want an elite two-year MBA from a top business school in the United States, and you don’t want to pay in excess of $200,000 for the privilege, you have very few options — and those options are dwindling every year. Rice Business is one of the few top schools in that category.
The jump in home-insurance premiums between mid-2022 and mid-2023 led to an additional 149,000 mortgages becoming delinquent than would otherwise have happened, said Stephanie Johnson, an assistant professor of finance at Rice and one of the authors of a recent working paper.
Business schools see students starting businesses, but building a club presents unique challenges. P&Q spoke with Shrey Patel about his vision and DECA at Rice Business.
Rice University concluded the year on a high note, celebrating a year of transformative growth, achievements and community spirit. Several significant milestones will continue to be celebrated into the new year, including the 50th anniversary of the Jones Graduate School of Business.
