One of the top features of the Rice Jones MBA is that its location in Houston makes it ideal for those of you interested in the energy industry. In Houston, you will find companies in both the traditional oil and gas sector, as well as the renewable energy sector. The city is also home to 20 Fortune 500 headquarters.
Even though Jones has great connections in Houston, about a quarter of the students find employment outside of Texas. And energy is not the only sector in which Jones has a strong placement record — approximately 30% of graduates go into consulting and another 21% into finance. About 7% of graduates are also placed into real estate.
At Jones, you will also find that about 30% of the students in the program are international. This means that your global experience begins right in the classroom from day one. You will also find that your class sizes are small, with an average of only 40 students per class. You can definitely expect that the instructors will know your name at Rice Jones!
| Class Size | 166 |
| Acceptance Rate | 43% |
| GMAT Average | 702 |
| GPA Average | 3.46 |
| Average Age | Does not disclose |
| Avg. Years Work Experience | 5.3 |
| Diversity Women | 36% |
| Diversity Intl. | 42% |
| Pre-MBA Industries | Energy: 14% Financial Services: 12% Health/Bio: 11% Technology: 10% Consulting: 9% Gov’t/EDU/Nonprofit: 8% Manufacturing: 5% Entrepreneurship: 3% Real Estate: 3% Consumer Packaged Goods: 2% Media/Entertainment: 1% Other: 18% |
| Undergraduate Majors | STEM: 52% Business/Economics: 37% Humanities/Other: 12% |
The data above is from 2023 and represents the Rice Jones class of 2025.
See the full report: Rice Jones MBA Class Profile.
| Salary Average | $161,384.00 |
| Offers Upon Graduation | Does not disclose |
| Offers At 3 Mos. | 97 |
| Post-MBA Industries | Consulting: 32.04% Financial Services: 21.76% Petroleum/Energy: 16.67% Technology: 14.07% Manufacturing: 6.39% Pharma/Biotech/Healthcare: 2.59% Consumer products: 1.30% Media/Entertainment: 1.30% Non-Profit: 1.30% Real Estate: 1.30% Other: 1.30% |
| Post-MBA Locations | United States: 98.7% Mid-Atlantic: 4.1% Midwest: 1.4% Northeast: 4.1% South: 1.4% Southwest: 72.6% West: 15.1% Non-US: 1.3% |
| Post-MBA Companies | Does not disclose |
| Career Development Resources | Rice Jones Career Development Office |
The data above is from 2021 and represents the career statistics of the Rice Jones class of 2021.*
See the full report: Rice Jones MBA Employment Report
The Rice Jones MBA curriculum spans across the fall and spring semesters of the two years of the program. Classes may be spread out over a quarter or an entire semester. At Jones, students spend the majority of their first year taking core classes in topics such as Negotiating, Marketing, and Operations. Students also complete the Global Field Experience requirement at the end of their first year as part of the core curriculum. The curriculum makes room for elective coursework starting the spring semester of the first year. There are over a hundred electives available for students to choose from, including courses in Corporate Real Estate, Applied Risk Management, and Government Relations.
See the full offering of courses: Jones MBA Course Catalog
Rice Jones offers nine concentrations or majors. Students can complete an individual major or two majors in combination. The following majors are offered by the program.
The Rice Jones experiential learning curriculum consists of several programs that add a practical component to the MBA. Students may choose to complete an Action Learning Project elective, which gives them hands-on consulting experience. Through the Rice Business Board Fellows, students can spend a year serving on the board of a non-profit as a non-voting member. The program also offers the opportunity to participate in student-managed funds and the Leadership and Team Coaching program.
While Jones does not have any official research centers, the areas of interest of the faculty members are diverse. There are seven broad academic subjects that are covered by Jones’s research focus: Accounting, Communication, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Marketing, Organizational Behavior, and Strategy and Environment.
As a requirement of the degree, all students must complete the Global Field Experience program. In this program, students participate in projects in diverse community settings, where they exercise their business skills on real problems.
In addition to the full-time MBA, the Rice Jones offers multiple MBA programs, professional, executive, and online.
The latest application requirements set by the Rice Jones MBA admissions office are described below.
Here are the prompts for Rice Jones’s most recent application:
(These are not NOT meant to be traditional essays, rather, the purpose of this short answer response is to have a clear and direct understanding of your professional goals.)
For more information, go to Rice Jones MBA Essays.
Interviews at Rice Jones are offered only by invitation. Each interview is conducted by a member of the Admissions Committee, and the interview may take place in person or virtually with no penalty to the applicant for choosing a web-based video interview.
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