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Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business
The Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business is one of two business schools at Rice University, a private research university in Houston, Texas, along with the Virani Undergraduate School of Business. Named in honor of Jesse Holman Jones, a Houston business and civic leader, the school received its initial funding in 1974 through a major gift from the Houston Endowment Inc., a philanthropic foundation established by Jones and his wife, Mary Gibbs Jones. The school offers a Master of Business Administration (MBA), a Master of Accounting (MAcc), and a Doctorate in Philosophy (PhD), as well as non-degree executive education courses and certificates. In addition, the school offers several joint degree programs: an MD/MBA with Baylor College of Medicine, MBA/ME with Rice’s George R. Brown School of Engineering, and an MBA/MS with Rice’s Wiess School of Natural Sciences. The Virani Undergraduate School of Business at Rice University provides an undergraduate major and minor, as well as a minor in entrepreneurship. Jones School  AcademicsMBA programThe Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business offers a Master of Business Administration program. The program was ranked 23rd on the U.S. News & World Report's 2019 ranking of best graduate-level business schools.[1] At graduation, nearly 83% of graduates in the full-time program are employed.[2] Electives are offered in the second year and a Capstone Course is required at the end of the second year.[3] Hybrid Online MBA programMBA@Rice is an online degree for working professionals that started in 2018.[4] The program also added a number of short courses including project management.[4] The program can be completed in two years[5][6] with 54 credits required.[6] Students have small-group online sessions and have access to pre-recorded content. There is also an on-campus component with two residential sessions.[5][7] Master of Accounting ProgramThe Master of Accounting program is an intensive, one-year program designed to prepare students for the Uniform CPA Exam. The program targets non-accounting undergraduate majors, and conditions students for recruitment with the Big 4 accounting firms.  Rankings
InitiativesRice Alliance for Technology and EntrepreneurshipThe Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship is Rice's flagship entrepreneurship initiative based on a strategic alliance among the schools of engineering, science, and business. Since its inception in late 1999, the Rice Alliance has assisted in the launch of over 1,500 start-ups which have raised more than $2.9 billion in funding.[14] The Rice Alliance is host to the Rice Business Plan Competition, the world's largest and richest student startup competition with nearly $3 million in prizes.[14] The Rice Alliance was ranked No. 1 among top university business incubators in 2013 and 2014.[14] Notable alumni
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