Jones Business School program ranked 17th in U.S.

By Dixita Viswanath     2/7/13 6:00pm

 

Students seeking a top-notch business education should come to Rice, according to the Financial Times. Rice's Master of Business of Administration program in the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business is ranked No. 17 in the United States for full-time MBA programs and No. 37 globally, Dean of the Jones School William Glick said. 

MBA students can enroll in either the executive MBA or MBA program as a full-time or part-time student. Glick said full-time students come from a variety of backgrounds to  spend two years studying business. 

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Glick said this ranking emphasizes quantitative measures over subjective questions about the school itself. Rice ranked first nationally for a salary percentage increase over a three-year span for graduates and No. 13 nationally for placement success over a three-year career. 

Glick said he believes this ranking is due to the effect the program has on graduate's futures. 

"Any program can get you a job right after graduation," Glick said. "Here, this ranking affirms [the fact that] three years down [the line], students will retain that job and have a higher salary increase than some other schools."

The program was ranked No. 20 nationally last year, and Glick said he hopes to see this increase stay consistent in subsequent years.

"Rankings tend to impact the program's reputation and prospective students' decision on attending a school," Glick said. "The criteria [the Financial Times] covers [are] important to students and help shape our school."

Graduate student Matt Carey (McMurtury '12) said he has found the Jones school to be very different from undergraduate life at Rice and attributes the ranking to its visibility in the Houston community. 

"The school has become much more visible in the Houston - and Texas - community, Carey said. "We are developing stronger relationships with employers in the area and placing grads in top companies ... The caliber of the student population also increased with incoming classes ... [making] the school more competitive to get into."

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