Finance

Finance
https://business.rice.edu/
319 McNair Hall
713-348-2347

TBD
Program Director

James P. Weston
Deputy Dean of Academic Affairs
westonj@rice.edu

The Master of Finance degree, offered by the Jones Graduate School of Business, is designed to prepare students with a top-tier undergraduate education, regardless of their major, to enter the financial services profession. It is ideally suited for early-career individuals or those looking to pivot into specialized finance roles, providing them with the advanced knowledge and competitive edge needed to succeed in the evolving financial landscape.
 
Graduates of the program will conduct robust financial analysis, design effective financial strategies that align with investment objectives, considering risk management, portfolio optimization, and risk. Students will also analyze and optimize capital structure, funding strategies, and corporate governance practices, as well as develop proficiency in financial software, programming languages, and AI-driven tools.

Finance does not currently offer an academic program at the undergraduate level.

Master's Program

Interim Dean

Jeff Fleming

Professors

Kerry E. Back
Barbara Bennett
Alexander W. Butler
Bruce Carlin
Amy Dittmar
Robert Dittmar
Jefferson Duarte
Jeff Fleming
Gustavo Grullon
Yael Hochberg
James P. Weston

Associate Professors

Alan Crane
Kevin Crotty
Yuhang Xing

Assistant Professors

John Barry
Ben Guttman-Kenney
Stephanie Johnson
Tarik Umar
David Zhang

Professor Emeritus

George Kanatas

Assistant Clinical Professors

Heber Farnsworth
Natalia Piqueira

Professor in the Practice

Vincent Kaminski

Lecturer

Jorge Vidal

For Rice University degree-granting programs:
To view the list of official course offerings, please see Rice’s Course Catalog.
To view the most recent semester’s course schedule, please see Rice's Course Schedule.

Finance (FINA)

 
 

Description and Code Legend

Note: Internally, the university uses the following descriptions, codes, and abbreviations for this academic program. The following is a quick reference:  

Course Catalog/Schedule 

  • Course offerings/subject code: FINA

Home School Description and Code

  • Rice Business: JS

Home Department Description and Code

  • Management: MGMT

Graduate Degree Description and Code

  • Master of Finance degree: MFin

Graduate Degree Program Description and Code

  • Degree Program in Finance: FINA

CIP Code and Description1

  • FINA Major/Program: CIP Code/Title: 52.1399 - Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other