United States
Rice University
Online MBA
Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business publishes an Online MBA of 54 credits that can be finished in 24 or 36 months. Students must attend at least one residential and one global field experience, and those fees sit outside tuition. For 2026-27 the school states $2,374 per credit and $128,196 for 54 credits. A bachelor's degree is required. The GMAT is waived for stated groups, including applicants with at least three years of full-time work.
The school’s page presented this as a current program. Last checked 2026-10-27. Confirm the details with the school before you apply.
- Country of the award
- United States
- Delivery
- Online with required residency
- Residency
- Required
- Duration
- as few as 24 months, or 36 months
- Language
- English
- Tuition
- $2,374 per credit
- Admissions test
- GMAT or GRE waiver published
- Business school
- Jones Graduate School of Business
Overview
- Official award title
- Online MBA
- University
- Rice University
- Business school or department
- Jones Graduate School of Business
- Awarding institution
- Rice University
- Awarding note
- Degree-awarding institution recorded as the university that publishes the program.
- Country of the award
- United States
- Location recorded
- Houston, United States
- Executive MBA label
- Not labeled executive
- Named pathways
- No named specialization. This can still be a general MBA.
Study format and residency
- Delivery
- Online with required residency. The MBA page states 54 credits and an online program. The tuition page says each student must attend at least two field experiences: one MBA@Rice Residential and one Global Field Experience.
- Intensity
- Flexible pace
- Duration
- as few as 24 months, or 36 months
- Credits
- 54 credits
- Teaching languages
- English
- Complete program in English
- Yes
- Mandatory residency
- Yes
- Residency detail
- At least one on-campus MBA@Rice Residential and one Global Field Experience. Residential program fee $1,100 and GFE program fee $2,200, including some meals and lodging. Transport is not included.
- Intakes
- Quarterly intakes. The page names an October 2026 cohort with a final deadline of 26 August 2026, and says the next Early Career Track cohort starts July 2027. Applications are rolling.
Admissions
- Previous degree
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent from an accredited college or university.
- Work experience
- No GMAT is required for candidates with 3 or more years of full-time professional work experience, among other waiver routes. A minimum for every applicant was not stated as a separate rule.
- GMAT or GRE
- GMAT or GRE waiver published
- Test detail
- No GMAT required for qualified candidates with 3+ years of full-time work, an M.D. or Ph.D., a STEM master's, a CFA or CPA, or an Executive Assessment score. Other waivers are case by case.
- Geographic eligibility
- Not published. Online delivery is not treated as worldwide eligibility.
Tuition and funding
- Published tuition
- $2,374 per credit
- Published tuition
- $128,196 published total tuition
- Fee notes
- Year: 2026-2027 2026-27 rate. The rate locks for the student's time in the program at the first quadmester rate. A $1,000 enrollment deposit is applied to the first term.
- Fee notes
- Year: 2026-2027 The school states that 54 credits at $2,374 total $128,196. Residential and Global Field Experience costs, transport, and textbooks ($1,000 to $2,500) are not in that figure.
Accreditation
- Business-school accreditation
- AACSB — stated_on_cited_page. The Online MBA page says AACSB-accredited business school. Checked 2026-10-27.
- Outcomes
- No salary or employment figure is published here. This directory does not estimate outcomes.
Sources
- MBA@Rice · checked 2026-10-27
- MBA@Rice tuition · checked 2026-10-27