About our Part-Time MBA Program
If you’re a multitasker who wants to ramp up your career trajectory without giving up your job, you belong here in the Rice Business Professional MBA program. With part-time evening or weekend options, we’ll work with you to accommodate your busy life. Come see why we’re top-ranked in the nation and No. 1 in Houston, and learn what our students and alumni already know: you belong here.
The Professional MBA program charts a comprehensive course to career and personal growth:
- Follow a 22-month program with evening or weekend classes.
- Your first year builds a foundation of fundamental business principles.
- Electives in your second-year allow you to customize your education.
- The Capstone Course lets you put your learning to work at the end of your second year.
- We even offer an extended format that lets you take up to five years to complete the program instead of the traditional two.

Our Reputation
Graduate Entrepreneurship Program
Princeton Review and Entrepreneur Magazine, 2020, 2021 & 2022
Best MBA For Finance
Princeton Review, 2022
Best MBA for Consulting
Princeton Review, 2022
Best Part-Time MBA Program
U.S. News & World Report, 2023
APPLICATION DEADLINE
The final deadline for the Class of 2024 Professional and Executive MBA programs is now June 27. The application for the Full-Time MBA Class of 2025 will open on July 11. We respect your experience and your time. Candidates to our MBA programs may be eligible for a standardized test waiver. We also accept the Executive Assessment for our Executive and Professional MBA programs. Let's chat.
Learn and Lead
We’re living in extraordinary times right now — times that demand thoughtfulness, strength and compassion. Build the skills you need with an MBA from Rice Business. You belong here.