Program Overview

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Introduction to Rice University Programs

Rice University offers a wide range of programs for students, including the Rice MBA, Graduate Programs, Undergraduate Programs, and Executive Education.

The Rice MBA

The Rice MBA provides a comprehensive learning experience and a flexible format to work with your schedule. The program equips you with the essential skills to excel in today's competitive landscape. By blending core business courses with a variety of electives, the STEM-certified Rice MBA curriculum offers a comprehensive business education, readying you to address and solve real-world challenges effectively.

Types of MBA Programs

• Full-Time MBA
• Professional MBA
• Hybrid MBA
• Executive MBA
• Online MBA
• Coordinated and Dual Degrees
• Deferred Enrollment

Graduate Programs

MBA Programs

• Full-Time MBA
• Professional MBA
• Hybrid MBA
• Executive MBA
• Online MBA
• Coordinated and Dual Degrees
• Deferred Enrollment

Master of Accounting

• MAcc Admissions Guide
• Program Prerequisites
• Class Profile
• Curriculum
• Tuition and Funding
• MAcc Student Experience
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Blog

Ph.D. in Business

• Accounting
• Finance
• Operations Management
• Organizational Behavior
• Strategic Management
• Ph.D. Admissions
• Financial Assistance
• Ph.D. Student Mentoring Awards
• Meet Current Students

Executive Programs

Undergraduate Programs

About the Virani Undergraduate School of Business

• Business Major
  • Major Requirements
  • Courses
  • Sample Degree Plans
  • Business Major Faculty
  • Student Experience
  • Career Highlights
  • Student Ambassadors
  • Frequently Asked Questions
• Business Minor
• Business Major Vs. Business Minor
• Entrepreneurship Minor
• Student Experience
• Career Highlights
• MBA Deferred Enrollment

Executive Education

Upcoming Programs

Open Enrollment Programs

• Rice Advanced Management Program
• Strategic Growth through Customer Focus
• Executive Leadership for Women
• Finance and Accounting for Non-Financial Managers
• The Leadership Accelerator
• Leading Organizational Change
• Leading Innovation
• Driving Growth through AI and Digital Transformation
• Energy Transition for Business Leaders
• The Management Incubator

Custom Programs

Online Programs

• Rice Real Estate Investment and Development
• Small Business Entrepreneurship
• Financial Statement Analysis
• Business Finance and Data Analysis Fundamentals Specialization
• Leading Workplace Diversity

Meet the Team

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Research Area

• Accounting
• Communication
• Energy
• Entrepreneurship
• Finance
• Healthcare
• Marketing
• Operations Management
• Organizational Behavior
• Real Estate
• Strategy and Environment

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Professional MBA Curriculum

The Professional MBA program combines three essential elements:

1. A core curriculum that provides a robust foundation in essential business disciplines, preparing you for leadership roles and broad career growth.
2. Required Capstone and Global Field Experience projects give you and your team a real-world applied learning activity and promote camaraderie throughout the MBA experience.
3. Specialized electives in your second year enhance your skills in key areas, such as healthcare, finance, and more, tailoring your PMBA experience to your career goals.

Weekend and Evening Options Available

• Evening Format: Standard classes start around 6:15pm and end around 9:30pm. Dinner is offered and available at 5:30pm. Most weeks require attending class on Mondays and Wednesdays, but during the first semester, students also have to attend class on alternating Thursdays.
• Weekend Format: The weekend format was designed for those with a 9/80 work schedule. The standard class time on Friday is 4pm to 9:30pm, but some Fridays require students to come to campus early.

Experiential Learning

Capstone

The Capstone Course gives Professional MBA students the opportunity to participate in a real-world applied learning activity outside of work and the traditional classroom. It brings together student teams and their professors to develop recommendations that can help community organizations solve critical strategic challenges.

Global Field Experience

The Global Field Experience (GFE) is a high-impact, immersive international business challenge that changes your perception of the world and the way you conduct business. This core course is built into your curriculum and allows you to gain international consulting experience and prepares you to succeed as a global business leader.

Second Year Flexibility

Second-year electives are open to all of our on-campus MBA students, therefore our Professional MBA students may choose from 100+ electives in their second year, depending on schedule availability.

Top Electives by Areas of Study

• Accounting
  • MGMT 503 - Management Control
  • MGMT 601 - Financial Statement Analysis
• Energy
  • MGMT 541 - Economic Environment of Business
  • MGMT 561 - Business-Government Relations
  • MGMT 609 - Energy Markets in Transition
  • MGMT 610 - Fundamentals of the Energy Industry
  • MGMT 611 - Geopolitics of Energy
  • MGMT 616 - Energy Market Organization
• Entrepreneurship
  • MGMP 626 - Financing the Startup Venture
  • MGMT 621 - The New Enterprise
  • MGMT 627 - Enterprise Acquisition
  • MGMT 641 - Entrepreneurial Strategy
  • MGMT 724 - Social Entrepreneurship
  • MGMT 740 - Student Venture Fund
  • MGMT 761 - E-Lab: Enterprise Acquisition
  • MGMT 762 - E-Lab: New Enterprise
  • MGMT 833 - Strategy in Technology Ecosystems
• Finance
  • MGMT 601 - Financial Statement Analysis
  • MGMT 642 - Futures and Options I
  • MGMT 645 - Portfolio Management
  • MGMT 646 - Advanced Corporate Finance
  • MGMT 648 - Applied Finance
  • MGMT 652 - Mergers and Acquisitions
  • MGMT 659 - Real Estate Finance: Asset Valuation
  • MGMT 788 - Corporate Rivalry
• Healthcare
  • MGMT 604 - Mindfulness and Performance in the Workplace
  • MGMT 631 - Health Insurance in the U.S.: The Essentials
  • MGMT 678 - Business of Healthcare
  • MGMT 690 - Healthcare Strategy
  • MGMT 691 - Breakthrough Negotiations in Applied Contexts
  • MGMT 712 - Process Management and Quality Improvement
  • MGMT 744 - Services Operations
  • MGMT 753 - Operations Lab: Healthcare
  • MGMT 778 - Customer Experience Management
• Marketing
  • MGMT 680 - Customer Lifetime Value
  • MGMT 681 - Managing Customer Perceptions
  • MGMT 682 - Pricing Strategies
  • MGMT 684 - Brand Strategy
  • MGMT 686 - Introduction to Marketing Research
  • MGMT 707 - Advanced Marketing Research
  • MGMT 771 - Digital Marketing
  • MGMT 778 - Customer Experience Management
  • MGMT 995 - Introduction to Data Mining for Business Analytics
• Operations Management
  • MGMT 653 - Blockchain: The Internet of Value
  • MGMT 670 - Operations Strategy
  • MGMT 682 - Pricing Strategies
  • MGMT 698 - Applied Business Process Optimization
  • MGMT 712 - Process Management and Quality Improvement
  • MGMT 717 - Project Management
  • MGMT 719 - Supply Chain Management
  • MGMT 753 - Operations Lab: Healthcare
  • MGMT 793 - Creating the Data-Driven Business
• Organizational Behavior
  • MGMT 604 - Mindfulness and Performance in the Workplace
  • MGMT 691 - Breakthrough Negotiations in Applied Contexts
  • MGMT 784 - Power and Influence in Organizations
• Real Estate
  • MGMT 608 - Disruption in Commercial Real Estate
  • MGMT 654 - Real Estate Capital Markets: Public & Private
  • MGMT 659 - Real Estate Finance: Asset Valuation
  • MGMT 660 - Real Estate Contract Negotiations for Business Professionals
  • MGMT 674 - Real Estate Finance: Securities
  • MGMT 728 - Real Estate Development Seminar
  • MGMT 746 - Real Estate Property
  • MGMT 776 - Introduction to Real Estate Industry
• Strategic Management
  • MGMT 561 - Business-Government Relations
  • MGMT 652 - Mergers and Acquisitions
  • MGMT 686 - Introduction to Marketing Research
  • MGMT 721 - Business Law
  • MGMT 733 - Strategies for Growth
  • MGMT 786 - Global Business Offsite
  • MGMT 833 - Strategy in Technology Ecosystems
  • MICO 605 - Managing Foreign Market Entry for the Energy Industry