Dual Degrees | JD/MBA

The dual JD/MBA program satisfies this need, offering insight into the business and legal aspects of commerce and providing a strong foundation for a career in both law and business. Graduates of the JD/MBA program have pursued careers in law firms, corporate counsel offices, entrepreneurship, general business organizations, investment and accounting firms, nonprofit agencies and government institutions.

While the JD and MBA degrees typically require five years of study when pursued independently, the dual degree program takes only four years to complete. The first two years are spent at the School of Law, the third year is spent at NYU Stern, and the fourth year is divided between the two schools.

The JD/MBA dual degree comprises a total of 122 credits. Students must complete 51 credits at NYU Stern and 71 credits at the School of Law, making it possible to complete the degree requirements for both programs in four years of full-time study—as opposed to the five years typically required to complete both degrees independently.

JD/MBA students are required to register at the School of Law for five semesters and at NYU Stern for three semesters. To view a sample schedule, visit the MBA Academic Affairs website.

For the 2025 NYU Stern Dual Degree application, please visit the Dual Degree Application page.

Applicants to the JD/MBA program will complete a joint application that is evaluated independently by each school. While no additional admissions standards are applied to dual degree applications at either school, students qualify for the dual degree program only upon admission to both NYU Stern and the School of Law. Applicants will only be considered for admission to the dual degree program if they are first offered admission to NYU Law’s JD program.

Students who are already enrolled at the School of Law may apply to the JD/MBA program in their first or second year, by the application deadline.

JD/MBA dual degree applicants must use NYU Stern’s dual degree application. They cannot apply using the Consortium application or NYU Stern’s MBA application.

JD/MBA students pay full tuition and fees at the school through which they are registered each semester. If a student exceeds the maximum number of per-semester credits and/or courses permitted by the school in which she/he is registered, the tuition and fees for the additional credits must be paid to that school.

All JD/MBA applicants are considered for merit-based scholarships. No additional materials are required. Some JD/MBA students may be admitted early to the dual degree program. These students will be considered for scholarships both in the year they are admitted and the year of enrollment at NYU Stern. Financial aid, including federal loans, private loans and scholarships, is administered by the school at which a student is registered in a particular semester. In addition, students may be eligible to obtain Teaching Fellowship or Graduate Assistantship positions, many of which offer tuition remission, at the school in which they are registered in a given semester.

View detailed information on School of Law and Stern MBA scholarships and financial aid.

Students are encouraged to take advantage of all career counseling and placement services at both the School of Law and NYU Stern throughout the dual degree program. Career counselors are available to aid students in areas such as resume preparation, interviewing techniques, networking and career option assessment. JD/MBA students should become familiar early in the program with career services offered at each school.

The Office of Career Services (OCS) at the School of Law begins working with students in November of their first year. Typically, JD/MBA students will explore traditional legal internships during the summer after their first and second years in the program, and then pursue business opportunities in their third summer (following their first year of study at NYU Stern). JD/MBA students have access to OCS throughout the dual degree program.

The Careers Team at Stern can help JD/MBA students pursue an internship as well as full-time employment in business. Dual degree students who complete the NYU Stern Ignite program during their first year of study at NYU Stern are eligible to participate in the summer internship recruiting process. Ignite consists of required and optional workshops, panel discussions, mini-courses, Q&A sessions, mock interviews, resume critiques and functionally-specific strategy groups. In addition, JD/MBA students are eligible to participate in the full-time recruiting process at NYU Stern once they have completed all OCD requirements.

Dual degree students are encouraged to become involved in campus life at both schools. There are dozens of student clubs and organizations at both the School of Law and NYU Stern. Students are also encouraged to participate in the JD/MBA Association, which is dedicated specifically to the interests of JD/MBA students.