JD–MBA explained

A JD–MBA is a dual degree program in which students jointly earn Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration degrees. The programs are commonly offered in the United States and Canada by universities' graduate business and law schools. They allow students to use credits from certain classes in one degree to count for course requirements at the other degree. This allows students to complete both the three-year JD and two-year MBA programs in four years, not the five years the degrees would take if done consecutively.

By country

Canada

Top-ranking Canadian JD–MBA programs include a four-year JD–MBA at the University of British Columbia, University of Toronto,^[1] York University,^[2] Queen's University,^[3] the three-year JD–MBA at the University of Western Ontario^[4] and the three-and-a-half-year JD–MBA at the University of Ottawa.^[5] Students may apply to the joint program before matriculating to either program, or after matriculating to either law school or business school.^[6]

United States

Many schools in the US offer JD–MBA programs. There are three common lengths of time offered for JD–MBA programs: three-year, three-and-a-half-year, or four-year. All schools listed below with three- or three-and-a-half-year programs also offer a four-year option for the program. Schools listed under the four-year programs only offer a four-year (eight-semester) program.

Three-year programs

Three-year programs can usually be completed in six semesters. Most programs allow for two summer internships; however, some require students to take classes for at least one summer.^[7] Here are some schools that offer three-year JD–MBA programs:

• Belmont University^[8]
• Columbia University^[9]
• George Mason University^[10]
• Northwestern University^[11]
• Southern Methodist University^[12]
• Temple University^[13]
• University of Chicago^[14]
• University of Georgia^[15]
• University of Notre Dame^[16]
• University of Pennsylvania^[17]
• University of Richmond^[18]
• Saint Louis University^[19]

Three-and-a-half-year programs

Three-and-a-half-year programs are supposed to be completed in seven semesters. Here are some schools that offer three-and-a-half-year JD–MBA programs:

• Boston University^[20]
• Duke University^[21]
• Emory University^[22]
• University of South Carolina^[23]

Four-year programs

Four-year programs can be completed in eight semesters. Here are some schools that offer only four-year JD–MBA programs:

• Brigham Young University^[24]
• College of William & Mary^[25]
• Cornell University^[26]
• Elon University^[27]
• Georgetown University^[28]
• Harvard University^[29]
• Liberty University^[30]
• New York University^[31]
• Northeastern University^[32]
• Pepperdine University^[33]
• Santa Clara University^[34]
• Stanford University^[35]
• University at Buffalo^[36]
• Fordham University^[37]
• University of California, Berkeley^[38]
• University of Houston^[39]
• University of Missouri^[40]
• University of Utah^[41]
• University of Wyoming^[42]
• Villanova University^[43]
• Yale University^[44]

See also

• • • • PhD-MBA

References

• "Creating a Shorter Path to a JD-MBA". The Wall Street Journal, May 20, 2009
• Deciding Whether to Pursue a JD and an MBA: When it Makes Sense to Go "Two For One"

Notes and References

1. Web site: University of Toronto. 2014-04-10.
2. Web site: Schulich School of Business - Rankings. 2015-01-20.
3. Web site: Queen's Law. 2016-09-01.
4. Web site: Western Law & Ivey MBA. 2014-04-10.
5. Web site: University of Ottawa. 2018-08-08.
6. Web site: When To Apply for a JD-MBA. 2010. University of Chicago. JD/MBA Association. 2010-08-04.
7. Web site: Weigh Types of JD/MBA Programs. U.S. News & World Report . https://web.archive.org/web/20160926183741/http://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/law-admissions-lowdown/articles/2016-09-26/weigh-types-of-jd-mba-programs-applications. 2016-09-26. dead. 2019-03-30.
8. Web site: Joint JD/MBA Program . Belmont University . 2019-03-31.
9. Web site: 3-Year JD/MBA . Programs . Columbia Business School . en. 2019-03-31.
10. Web site: Accelerated Dual Degree in Law and Business . Scalia Law School. 2019-03-31.
11. Web site: JD-MBA, Academics: Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. www.law.northwestern.edu. 2019-03-31.
12. Web site: JD/MBA. www.smu.edu. en. 2019-03-31.
13. Web site: Temple Law School. 2012-11-28.
14. Web site: JD/MBA. The University of Chicago Booth School of Business. en. 2019-11-12.
15. Web site: Three Year JD/MBA Curriculum. www.terry.uga.edu. en. 2019-03-31.
16. Web site: Three-Year J.D. / MBA Dual Degree - Notre Dame Business. Mendoza College of Business. en. 2019-03-31.
17. Web site: Carey JD/MBA Program. MBA Program. en-US. 2019-03-31.
18. Web site: Two-Year J.D. - School of Law - University of Richmond. law.richmond.edu. en. 2019-03-31.
19. Web site: Saint Louis University JD/MBA Program. Saint Louis University. 2024-02-08.
20. Web site: Accelerated 3-Year JD/MBA in Law & Management . Boston University School of Law . 2019-03-31.
21. Web site: JD/MBA & Accelerated JD/MBA . Duke University School of Law. en. 2019-03-31.
22. Web site: JD/MBA. Emory University's Goizueta Business School. en. 2019-03-31.
23. Web site: JD/MBA . University of South Carolina Darla Moore School of Business . en. 2019-10-10.
24. Web site: Joint Degrees. BYU Marriott School of Business. en. 2021-09-09.
25. Web site: J.D. / M.B.A. Degree Program William & Mary Law School. law.wm.edu. 2020-05-11.
26. Web site: JD/MBA Dual-Degree Program . . 11 February 2023.
27. Web site: Elon establishes JD/MBA program. E-Net! Elon University News & Information. 15 October 2013 . en. 2019-03-31.
28. Web site: J.D./M.B.A.. www.law.georgetown.edu. en-US. 2019-03-31.
29. Web site: Joint Degree Program in Law and Business . Harvard Law School. en. 2019-03-31.
30. Web site: JD and MBA Dual Degree . Liberty University School of Law. 2019-03-31.
31. Web site: JD/MBA . NYU School of Law. 2019-03-31.
32. Web site: NUSL. www.northeastern.edu. en. 2019-03-31.
33. Web site: Juris Doctor/MBA (JD/MBA) Pepperdine Graziadio Business School. bschool.pepperdine.edu. 2019-03-31.
34. Web site: Combined Degree Programs. Santa Clara University. en. 2020-03-21.
35. Web site: Joint & Dual Degrees. Stanford Graduate School of Business. en. 2019-03-31.
36. Web site: JD/MBA Degree Program. University at Buffalo. en. 2021-09-30.
37. Web site: J.D./M.B.A. | Fordham .
38. Web site: Concurrent Degree Programs . Berkeley Law School. en. 2019-12-20.
39. Web site: J.D. and MBA . University of Houston Bauer College of Business. en. 2019-03-31.
40. Web site: Business Administration (JD/MBA). Juris Doctor. en-US. 2019-03-31.
41. Web site: 10- J.D./M.B.A. S.J. Quinney College of Law. law.utah.edu. 2019-11-14.
42. Web site: JD/MBA Degree Program . University of Wyoming College of Law.
43. Web site: Villanova Law School. 2013-11-10.
44. Web site: J.D.–M.B.A. Program . Yale Law School . 2019-03-31.