Rice University adds first undergraduate business major

Rice University will begin offering an undergraduate major in business starting fall 2021. 

Currently, Rice undergraduate students only have options for a minor in business or entrepreneurship. The new undergraduate degree joins the university’s master’s degree program in business administration, a one-year Master of Accounting degree and a Ph.D. in business for those students seeking academic careers. 

“There’s a demand for deeper business education from our current and prospective students,…