MBA@Rice empowers you to create an academic experience that aligns with your specific interests. Along with core courses and field experience opportunities, you have the flexibility to customize the curriculum to help you meet your career goals and create value across your organization.

The core courses prepare you to apply a wide range of skills in real-word business settings. You will gain an understanding of essential business principles such as financial accounting, business analytics, marketing strategy, leadership and finance—and develop interpersonal skills with courses relating to organizational behavior, negotiations and leadership.

The elective courses give you the option to tailor your education to your career goals. You can choose electives that align with your specific interests, go with a general management approach or select from seven career- or industry-specific focus areas:

• Corporate Strategy
• Corporate Finance
• Investment Management
• Marketing
• Entrepreneurship
• Energy
• Healthcare