Texas A&M University Mays Business School
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University Mays Business School
Mays Business School

Where Business Meets Leadership

Mays Business School prepares students to excel in business through a commitment to excellence, innovation, and ethics. Its top-ranked programs, renowned faculty, and strong industry connections equip graduates to make a meaningful impact in a dynamic global landscape.
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Cultivating the Next Generation of Business Leaders

We develop leaders of character who make a positive difference in the communities where they live, work, and serve. Because when students, alumni, and faculty achieve success across industries, we all create a better world through business.

About Mays

Bigger Than Business

At Mays Business School, bigger than business means leading with integrity, advancing ideas that serve others, and creating impact that reaches further than ourselves. We’re not just shaping careers. We’re shaping a world that needs what we stand for: in classrooms, in boardrooms, in communities — together as a force for good. At Mays, it’s not just about what you do. It’s about how you show up. And the leader you become in the process. Because here, business isn’t the end goal. It’s the beginning of something… bigger.

Always Aiming Higher

With an aspiration to become the top public business school in the nation, our commitment to excellence is reflected in our rising rankings.

All Rankings
#1
Online Master’s in Business (Public)

U.S. News & World Report, 2026

#2
Master’s in Finance (U.S., Public)

Financial Times, 2026

#5
Executive MBA (U.S., Public)

Financial Times, 2025

Top 15
All Undergraduate Programs (Public)

U.S. News & World Report, 2026

Mays Jumps in U.S. News & World Report Undergraduate Rankings

Mays Business School has risen three spots in U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 Best Colleges rankings. The school broke into the top 15 for public business schools and top 25 nationwide at No. 14 for public and No. 24 overall.

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A Preeminent Business Education

Our students receive more than just a degree. They get hands-on business experience guided by expert faculty and industry mentors in a way that’s only possible at Mays Business School.

All Academics

Undergraduate

Our undergraduate programs will prepare you to succeed throughout your career. With hands-on coursework, collaborative projects, and education grounded in the Aggie Core Values, we are equipping the next generation of industry leaders.

Graduate

As a student in our graduate programs, you’ll have the endless opportunities to cultivate your talents while gaining access to an unmatched, worldwide network of former students. Take your skills and knowledge to the next level through one of our top-ranked graduate degrees.

Ph.D.

Our doctoral programs offer rigorous coursework and the chance to conduct cutting-edge research under the guidance of Mays’ faculty, including some of the world’s leading scholars in their respective fields. Take your expertise to the next level in industries like academics, research, and consulting.

Executive Education

Our Center for Executive Development provides transformative executive progress through individual programs and custom education opportunities. We foster a culture of collaborative learning, cultivate leaders equipped for the future, and generate tangible, quantifiable business results.

Departments

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James Benjamin Department of Accounting

Accounting is the universal language of business. We use financial expertise, data analysis, and problem-solving skills to help clients make better decisions.
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Adam C. Sinn ’00 Department of Finance

We provide students with the theoretical and empirical tools necessary to achieve high levels of expertise in all areas of finance, preparing graduates for both private and public sectors.
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Information and Operations Management

Our mission is to advance the field of information sciences through quality education, active partnerships, and research initiatives.
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Department of Management

We engender creative thought, knowledge production, and insight into the field of management, ensuring the success of our students in every career.
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Arch H. Aplin III ’80 Department of Marketing

Our award-winning faculty members deliver cutting edge knowledge that includes real-world, project-based approaches and supports universal learning.

What We Stand For

We set the standard for developing principled leaders who are tempered in character, grounded in timeless values, and driven by exemplary performance. Through our commitment to the Aggie Core Values, we are redefining a preeminent business education.

Vision
Building a better future through business
Mission
Developing leaders of character who make a positive difference in the communities where they live, work, and serve
Values
Excellence, Integrity, Leadership, Loyalty, Respect, Selfless Service
Students at the Flippen Leadership Institute

Flipping the Script on Leadership

The Flippen Leadership Institute is bringing a new focus on leadership training to Mays and Texas A&M, built around the Aggie Core Values and the global success of servant leaders and Texas A&M former students Susan and Flip Flippen.

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Standing Together for Good

At Texas A&M University, we stand to be the best for the world. Our research drives solutions that matter: from healthcare and entrepreneurship to artificial intelligence, retail, leadership, and ethics. Our students leave prepared to create anything possible — equipped with knowledge, shaped by values, and committed to serving for the good of our communities. Through educational excellence and world-class research, we are building a better future through business. This is what it means to be an Aggie: to stand together as a force for good.

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Mays Business School Strategic Philanthropy Course Awards $200,000 to 12 Brazos Valley Nonprofits

Student-led program surpasses $1.6 million in total community grants, marking a decade of philanthropic impact.

Research With Impact

A new multi-university study co-authored by Mays Senior Associate Dean Dr. Shrihari Sridhar and alumnus Dr. Muzeeb Shaik of Indiana University reveals that fatal school shootings have far-reaching consequences, altering daily life and disrupting economies for months.

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