A small and selective business school with a challenging and supportive learning culture. Rigorous and relevant. Led by faculty that feed your curiosity and nudge you to ask the right questions.
#1
Full-Time MBA Program with The Most Minority Students in Top 25
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#1
Graduate Entrepreneurship Program
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#5
Best MBA for Finance
Princeton Review, 2023
#5
Best MBA for Consulting
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Full-Time MBA
Join us on our campus in the heart of Houston for our top-ranked full-time program. Dive into clubs, extracurricular activities and networking events, and personalize your education by choosing from more than 100 different electives. Or secure your spot a few years down the road through our Deferred Enrollment program.
Choose the MBA designed to accelerate your career on your timeline. Join us once a month for a long weekend on campus. Engage with the Rice Business community, build your lifelong network, and maintain flexibility with online classes throughout the week.
Work Experience: 8 years
Program Length: 2 years
Class Schedule: 3 days once a month on campus, rest online
No matter where you are, advance your education and skill set by earning an MBA from Rice. Our online program attracts working professionals who may not have the option to study on campus. Class start dates are in January, April, July and October.
Earn two advanced degrees at the same time and integrate what you learn in one to enrich the other. The coordinated degrees at Rice University are completed in three years. The dual degree with Baylor College of Medicine is completed in five years.
Rice MBA/PSM Program
Rice MBA/MD in collaboration with Baylor College of Medicine
We invite you to read through Rice Business's first Diversity, Equity and Inclusion annual report. The office for DEI, along with Dean Rodriguez, designed the report to offer everyone time to pause and reflect on our progress toward making Rice Business more diverse, equitable and inclusive. Learn about the strides the school has made towards becoming a place where all people -- no matter their identity -- feel wholly accepted.
Imagine studying at one of the most intimate business programs in the world with access to all the amenities of a university campus, in the country’s fourth largest city.
My favorite thing has been the range of classes that I have taken even thus far. From Marketing to Data Analytics, I truly feel that I am getting the full business experience and have learned so much.
Taylor Moser
Professional MBA '22
Shark Tank — Rice Style
More than 40 teams compete for $1.5 million in prizes in the world’s largest and richest student startup competition. Entrepreneurship is baked into the MBA experience and the Rice Business Plan Competition is just one of many ways to get involved.
Whether you’re full time or part time, you’re going to want to get involved. Start a club or lead one of our many professional and social student organizations.
The most surprising part has been all of the amazing perks you get as a Rice MBA! From small things like free food on campus, to large things like top-notch professors, it has been such a great experience. Additionally the reception people give you when they learn that you are a Rice Business student is amazing. People are so willing to talk to you and share information based off of the Rice name alone.
Enter the job market with confidence. View job placements, employment reports, compensation information and more for the Full-Time and Professional MBA programs.
At Rice Business, you'll build connections that last a lifetime. Learn more about our tight-knit alumni network that will support you during your MBA journey and beyond.
Our MBA blog showcases captivating student and alumni stories, as well as unique features of our programs. Get an inside look at the Rice Business experience.
Go Global
The Global Field Experience is an adventurous, immersive opportunity that opens your mind and changes your perspective. Step out of your comfort zone, learn another country’s culture and how they do business, and become a more insightful leader.
Owl Have You Know is Rice Business’ podcast created to share the experiences of alumni, faculty, students and other members of our business community – real stories of belonging, failing, rebounding and, ultimately, succeeding.
In this episode, Joanna, CEO of Prana Thoracic, shares her career journey, passion for healthcare, deep connection to Rice, and how the heartbreaking loss of her young son serves as her inspiration for finding groundbreaking medical technologies to help others.
Takeya joined Citi as an investment banking associate in Houston, Texas for the clean energy sector. In today's episode with host Scott Gale ‘19, she shares her experience overcoming the challenges placed in front of her to being honored this year by the Texas Business Hall of Fame as a leader of distinction.
On October 24, we hosted our first live podcast taping event at Rice Business, with host Maya Pomroy ‘22 and associate professor of strategic management, Anastasiya Zavyalova. They discussed Anastasiya’s research on reputation management, how social media has changed the landscape of the field, how that relates to the Russia-Ukraine war, and her hopes for the future.
We're here to help you transform your world. Our team will guide you on your journey from the moment you begin considering a Rice MBA program to the moment you submit your application. At Rice Business, we believe that you belong here — and our recruiting and admissions team is dedicated to helping you get here.
