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Rice University Placement overview

MBA at Rice University is a highly ranked course which gains recognition from Princeton for being #1 in offering Graduate Entrepreneurship Program, while US News ranks MBA at Rice at #26 for the Best Graduate Business School. Undoubtedly, with higher rankings and recognition, Rice MBA graduates get placement offers before graduating or within 3 months of graduation.  

As per MBA’ 21 at Rice, placement rate was recorded at 92% with the highest salary of USD 170,000 annually. The passing out batch set a benchmark for other schools at Rice, with the highest average salary of USD 131,384 and median salary of USD 135,000. 

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Rice University MBA’ 21 Placement Highlights 

Placement Rate 

92% 

Average signing bonus 

USD 26,529 

Jobs accepted within Rice business network 

78% 

Average base salary 

USD 131,384 

Median salary 

USD 135,000 

Highest salary 

USD 170,000 

Permanent authorization job offers 

67 

Non-permanent authorization job offers 

18 

Highest employment geographically 

Southwest: 72.6% 

Check: Popular Job Sectors in US 

Rice MBA Class Profile - 2021 

The total class strength was 118, with students having an average age of 28. The average GMAT score of the students enrolled was 706 while the average work experience was 5.3 years. 69% of the students were male and 31% were women.  

Rice MBA Employment Report 2021  

The following were recorded for MBA class of 2020 placements at Rice University: 

  • 97% offers were made within 3 months of post-graduating.  
  • 92% acceptances recorded within 3 months after post-graduation.  
  • 100% of seeking international students accepted an offer within 3 months of their post-graduation.  
  • Average base salary of USD 131,384 was the highest recorded salary. 
  • Median base salary was recorded at USD 135,000. 
  • 78% of graduates accepted job offers from the Rice Business community.
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Rice MBA' 2021 Salary 

The salary insights can be understood in terms of signing bonus and the base salary. The following section throws more light. 

Signing Bonus Amount 

The following table summarises the mean, median and high salaries depending upon the work type that MBA’ 21 got after placements: 

Work type 

Mean  

Median  

High  

Permanent work authorization  

USD 35,112 

USD 30,000 

USD 105,000 

Non-permanent work authorization 

USD 19,986 

USD 25,000 

USD 30,000 

Total reporting signing bonus 

USD 33,221 

USD 30,000 

USD 105,000 

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MBA’ 21 Base Salary - Rice University 

As high as USD 170,000 was recorded for MBA students working with a permanent authorization after graduating from Rice University. The lowest salary was recorded for non-permanent authorisation workers with USD 117,000 approx. The graph below throws more light on the base salary for both permanent and non-permanent authorisation students of Rice MBA’ 21:

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Top Employers for Rice MBA’ 21  

Over 50+ employers hired MBA’ 21 students of Rice University. The following table shows some of the top employers for the passing out year of 2021: 

Employers Hiring Full-Time MBA Graduates 

Accenture Strategy 

Wilson Perumal & Company 

Moelis & Company 

Alliantgroup 

Ernst & Young 

Morgan Stanley 

Altman Solon 

EY-Parthenon 

MSQ Ventures 

Amazon 

Fortive Corporation 

NextEra Energy Resources 

Annuitas 

GEP 

NRG Energy 

BMO Capital Markets 

Goldman Sachs 

Pathway Vet Alliance 

Boston Consulting Group 

Goodman Manufacturing 

Phillips 66 

Citigroup Banking, Capital Markets and Advisory 

EDP Renewables North America 

Simmons & Company International 

Carnrite Group 

Greenhill & Co. 

Simon-Kucher & Partners 

Chevron 

HP Inc. 

Southern California Edison 

Capital One 

Infosys Consulting 

Sunnova Energy Corp 

Craig Hallum 

JP Morgan Chase & Co. 

Tesla, Inc. 

Danaher Corporation 

Kalypso 

UBS Investment Bank 

Dell Technologies 

KeepTruckin 

Waste Management 

Deloitte Consulting 

Lazard 

Wexler Surgical 

DM Clinical Research 

LianBio 

Whitestone REIT 

eBay 

Libertas Institute 

Google 

Ecolab 

McKinsey & Company 

ZX Ventures (ABInBev) 

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Rice MBA' 21 Internship 

All students, that is 100% of the MBA class of 2021 at Rice University got an internship. Technology was the top industry where 25.6% of students found an internship, the highest since 2017. The average monthly compensation also increased by 34% in comparison to 2020. 

Rice MBA’21 Internship Compensation 

Students under permanent work authorization were earning USD 8,000 and above while non-permanent work authorization students earned USD 7,800. In terms of monthly compensation, industry wise, the following table gives more details: 

Industry  

Monthly Compensation  

Consulting  

USD 10,897 

Consumer Products 

USD 6,798 

Financial Services 

USD 9,536 

Manufacturing  

USD 8,893 

Energy  

USD 6,649 

Pharmaceutical Biotech Healthcare 

USD 5,840 

Real Estate  

USD 4,528 

Technology  

USD 7,333 

Check: Cost of Living in the US 
Rice MBA’ 21 Industry Wise Hiring 

Since Technology was the highest recruiting sector for internships, this industry offered internships to 41 students. This was followed by financial services hiring 38 students and the lowest hires were made by two industries - transportation and logistics & retail, where only 1 student was allowed to intern. Look at the following graph for more information:

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Percentage of Hires Geographically 

The following stats were recorded for students of MBA’ 21 who were offered to intern with top employers across the following geographic locations, within USA: 

  • Southwest: 67.91% 
  • West: 12.56% 
  • Northeast: 10.11% 
  • Midwest: 4.42% 
  • Mid - Atlantic: 1.86% 
  • South: 1.28% 

Source of Internships 

As per the data, MBA’ 21 internships were offered to students through various types of sources, some of them were identified and have been tabulated below for reference: 

MBA’ 21 Source of Internship 

Total Students 

Job Posting (OWL Careers) 

53 

Consortia / Conference Event 

15 

Employer Information Session 

Career Fair 

Other School-Facilitated 

Alumni Referrals 

Scheduled Interview On or Off Campus 

Faculty Referrals 

Top Employers for Rice MBA’ 21 Internships 

The following employers hired students of MBA class of 2021 of Rice University for an internships: 

Accenture Strategy  

Amazon*  

Amd  

Anheuser-busch (Ab Inbev)  

Apex Health Solutions  

Apple  

Aspirant  

Atlas Credit Partners  

Balcara Group  

Bank Of America Private Bank  

Barclays Global Markets/Investment Banking  

Baylor College Of Medicine  

Bloom Coffee  

Boston Consulting Group  

Brunswick Corporation  

Can Do Houston  

Cbre  

Centerpoint Energy 

Chevron 

Maul Energy Advisors  

Mckinsey & Company 

Med Bar Health  

Medtronic Mercury Fund 

Microsoft*  

Monigle Morgan Stanley 

Hp Inc  

Hpe  

Ibm 

Briarwood Partners  

Gates Foundation  

Gep Worldwide  

Goldman Sachs  

Google  

Greenhill & Co. 

Paypal  

Pphb  

Raytheon Intelligence & Space  

Revterra  

Ridgefield Energy Partners 

Tesla, Inc.  

The Friedkin Group  

Thredup Inc.  

Ticr 

Emerson 

Credit Suisse 

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Rice University
Students Ratings & Reviews

4.7/5
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Internships4.5
Part time work5
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Quality of faculty5
Student Life5
Value for money5
Public transportation4
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Permanent Immigration4.5
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Full-Time MBA in Finance - Batch of 2024
4.4
Come to Houston, be a Texan. Excellent alumni network.
Tips: I have become a better well-rounded person and could hone my leadership skills. I do not have any scholarships here but I had received offers with scholarships in other universities. I am working as an RA for the dean. I am very happy with the university, course and country.
Likes (Post study jobs): The college has great connections and an excellent alumni network. People usually go into investment banking and consulting jobs. Also, a lot of people go to work in teach industry. Most of the students stay back in Houston, though some of them migrate to the East Cost West cost.
Dislikes (Public transportation): Houston is a very spread out city and it is not developed as a city which favors public transportation. The city expects people to have cars since it is the world's oil and gas capital. And of course, this is Texas, the biggest state in the US. There is a train (metro) which runs close to the college which a lot of students use for commuting.
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Master of Computer Science - Batch of 2023
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A growing and refreshing experience.
Tips: It took me a lot of time to adapt to the learning curve here. The way we solve and think is different from India. I am satisfied and happy with the university and the course, I feel I got the money spent was worth it because of the network I built and learning from my peers and overall experience.
Likes (Part time work): I mostly spend studying at the library and working part-time. As the campus is very diverse you get to participate in various events related to their countries, like Latin festivals. I was a part of the Growing club and graduation games club which helped me pass the time and stay fit. I got to meet different kinds of people through this.
Dislikes (Quality of faculty): The faculty are very approachable and would be willing to help and provide additional resources if interested. I have experienced various kinds of teaching methodologies, some involved in class activity, group problem solving and many more. I feel the faculty come from different parts of the world so it is pretty diverse like the student ratio.
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Answered 4 months ago

Rice University has more than 80,000 alumni members around the world who have received employment by most of the top companies and some of these are given as follows:

  • META 
  • Microsoft
  • Amazon 
  • Boston Consulting Group 
  • Deloitte
  • Google 
  • Accenture 
  • Goldman Sachs 

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Answered 4 months ago

The placement highlights at Full-Time MBA Employment report for the 2023 intake at Rice University are given as follows:

Category Data 
Average Starting Salary USD 150,000 (INR 1.25 Cr)
Offered jobs 3 months after graduation94%
Accepted a Summer Internship 100%

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