The Jones Graduate School of Business

Named in honor of the late Jesse H. Jones, a prominent Houston business and civic leader, the school is consistently ranked among the nation's top 25 business schools.

All courses are taught by a dedicated, nationally-recognized team of professors who integrate insights from their own rigorous, peer-reviewed research and help students understand these topics in the context of today’s ever-changing business landscape. Learn more about the scholarship of our academics from our online ideas magazine, Rice Business Wisdom, devoted exclusively to the practical, useful summaries of peer-reviewed research.

As a student, becoming a part of the business school at Rice University means they will live, study and play on a spectacular tree-lined campus nestled in the heart of Houston. Degree programs include the full-time MBA, MBA for Professionals, MBA for Executives, coordinated MBAs in engineering or professional science, a dual MD/MBA with Baylor College of Medicine, Ph.D., MAcc, and an undergraduate business major and minor. The business school also offers a full schedule of executive education open enrollment and customized courses for business and industry along with certificates in finance and accounting, health care, and marketing.

Each program works with the same top-notch faculty, in the same business school building, on the same campus. 

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