A JD–MBA is a dual degree program in which a student concurrently earns Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration degrees from a university's graduate law school and business school. JD–MBA programs are commonly offered in the United States and Canada. They integrate legal and business training through a structured cross-credit system that allows certain approved courses to count toward the requirements for both degrees. This enables students to complete both the three-year JD program and the two-year MBA program in four years, instead of 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, York University, Queen's University, the three-year JD–MBA at the University of Western Ontario and the three-and-a-half-year JD–MBA at the University of Ottawa. Students may apply to the joint program before matriculating to either program, or after matriculating to either law school or business school.

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. Here are some schools that offer three-year JD–MBA programs:

Belmont University Columbia University George Mason University Northwestern University Southern Methodist University Temple University University of Chicago University of Georgia University of Notre Dame University of Pennsylvania University of Richmond Saint Louis University

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 Duke University Emory University University of South Carolina

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 College of William & Mary Cornell University Elon University Fordham University Georgetown University Harvard University Liberty University New York University Northeastern University Pepperdine University Santa Clara University Stanford University University at Buffalo University of California, Berkeley University of Houston University of Missouri University of Texas at Austin University of Utah University of Wyoming Villanova University Yale University

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"