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Rice Business rose in the 2026 U.S. News Best Online MBA rankings, placing No. 21 overall and earning top 10 spots in finance and general management, highlighting the strength and reach of the online graduate program.
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School Updates
An all-veteran ownership team, Summit Point Leadership LLC, which launched through the Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University and its Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Lab, has acquired the business of LDR Leadership LLC, a nationwide leadership, management and supervisory training firm.
21 Jan
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In The Media
Rising credit card debt has renewed debate over a proposed interest rate cap. Rice Business finance professor Benedict Guttman-Kenney warns banks may cut credit access or raise fees, questioning whether consumers would truly benefit.
16 Jan
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Whether or not you pick your utility, it might sell ancillary products and services, like smart meters and protective coverage for your gas line, says Rice Business professor Utpal Dholakia.
The clear takeaway from the salary and bonus data released last month by U.S. News & World Report is that an MBA continues to be a lucrative investment — especially, but not exclusively, if you get it from an elite school. The average bonus has grown nearly 10% since 2021.
You’re not imagining things: The Ivy League is forfeiting its standing as America’s producer of great talent. Here are the schools producing the hard-working high achievers that employers crave.
23 of 54 business schools grew their GRE submission volume from 2022 to 2023, with the biggest leap coming at Rice Business, which jumped 24 percentage points to 31%.
Rice Business offers several Executive Education courses that give aspiring leaders a jumpstart on their skills, including Leader as Coach, The Management Incubator and The Leadership Accelerator: a four-day, on-campus class geared towards more senior executives.
The Jones Graduate School of Business is a power player in the MBA ranks, finishing 18th in Poets&Quants’ composite ranking of the top 100 U.S. programs and sixth in our ranking of the best online MBAs. As of fall 2021, Rice Jones also offers an undergraduate business major. Its first class will graduate this May.
Leaders are expected to execute on vision and manage teams, but underneath it all is less obvious work that they must tackle every day to achieve their business outcomes. Ruth Reitmeier, director of coaching at Rice Business, explains.
New research from Rice Business assistant professor Minjae Kim and MIT Sloan finds that American voters hold opposing politicians to strict standards of factuality but support their favorite politicians as long as their statements express a “deeper truth” they support.
Rice Business would like to extend a warm welcome to Duke Fuqua as they become the newest member of the Consortium.
“NASA funded us to develop a gearbox for the next-generation Lunar Rover to go to the dark side of the moon,” said Dr. Bryton Praslicka, CEO of FluxWorks. The company took home the grand prize at the 2023 Rice Business Plan Competition.
