The Rice MBA
A tight-knit 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.
Best MBA Program in Texas
According to Financial Times 2023 Global Rankings
Graduate Entrepreneurship Program
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Best MBA for Finance
Princeton Review, 2023
Best MBA for Consulting
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Explore Your Options
Find Your Program
- Full-Time MBA
- Professional MBA
- Hybrid MBA
- Executive MBA
- MBA@Rice: Online MBA
- Coordinated and Dual Degree MBA
Explore Your Options
Find Your Program
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.
- Work Experience: 2 to 8 years
- Program Length: 2 years
- Class Schedule: Monday through Thursday
- Location: On Campus
- Your Degree: Master of Business Administration
Professional MBA
Accelerate your career or pivot without giving up your job. Evening or weekend options allow you to adapt to your busy life.
- Work Experience: 4 to 11 years
- Program Length: 2 years
- Class Schedule: Every other Friday and Saturday or 2 evenings a week
- Location: On Campus
- Your Degree: Master of Business Administration
Hybrid MBA
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
- Location: Online and On Campus
- Your Degree: Master of Business Administration
Executive MBA
Designed for experienced executives, our EMBA program attracts leaders from all industries and broadens your perspective along with your network.
- Work Experience: 12 to 22 years
- Program Length: 2 years
- Class Schedule: Every other Friday and Saturday
- Location: On Campus
- Your Degree: Master of Business Administration
MBA@Rice: Online MBA
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.
- Average Work Experience: 7 years
- Program Length: 2 years
- Class Schedule: Monday through Friday
- Location: Online and On Campus
- Your Degree: Master of Business Administration
Coordinated and Dual Degree MBA
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
Why Choose Rice Business for Your MBA
We say you belong here. And we mean it. We offer a tight-knit MBA program in a city brimming with opportunities. Gain real-world experiences, expand your network, and shape your career. Our research-based curriculum, innovation, and purpose-driven approach empower you to become the leader you aspire to be. Discover the top reasons to choose Rice Business for your MBA.
Which MBA program is right for you?
Once you decide to transform your career with a Rice MBA, the next step is picking the program that is perfect for you. Here's how to choose.
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MBA Recruiting and Admissions
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.
Great and Tight-Knit
Imagine studying and networking at a collaborative business school with full access to the university campus and the country’s fourth largest and most diverse city.
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The Rice MBA Student Experience
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
Rice Business Wisdom features faculty research applied in the classroom.
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.
All Hands on Deck
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.
Ashley Henry
Full-Time MBA
OWL HAVE YOU KNOW
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.
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.