Dual Degrees

MBA students may pursue a dual degree that combines their business education with studies in four of UNC's highly regarded graduate schools. The MBA Program will also consider other non-formal dual degree pursuits, provided both admissions offices are aware of and agree with the dual degree.

All of the dual degree programs allow you to shave a year off of the time it would normally take to pursue the two degrees individually.

• Law - UNC Law's student body is among the most highly credentialed and intellectually diverse in America.
• Public Health - The nationally ranked UNC's School of Public Health draws students and faculty from across North Carolina and around the world.
• City and Regional Planning - The Department of City and Regional Planning at UNC Chapel Hill has been educating planners since 1946.
• Information and Library Science - Currently ranked #1 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report; SILS consistently takes a leadership role in today's ever-changing information and library science landscape.
• Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University - The Nicholas School’s goal is to educate students regarding environment challenges found in today’s society such as climate, energy, ecosystem management, conservation, and human health.
• Public Policy at Duke University - The School of Public Policy is engaged in understanding and seeking solutions to local, national and global policy issues.

How to apply

You must apply and be admitted separately to each program.

Requirements

• First year: you complete the required courses in one program.
• Second year: you complete the required first year of the other program.
• The remainder of the curriculum is a prescribed number of elective courses from the two programs.

Dual Degree Comparison
UNC-Chapel Hill Campus
	Law School	School of Public Health	City and Regional Planning	Information and Library Science
Degree	MBA/JD	MBA/MHA MBA/MSPH	MBA/MRP	MBA/MSIS
Duration	4 years total (versus 5 separately)	3 years total (versus 4 separately)	3 years total (versus 4 separately)	3 years total (versus 4 separately)
Suggested Order of Years	Most students complete the first year of law school first.	May begin in either program. Roughly half of students start in each program.	May begin in either program. While most students complete first year in business school, there are benefits to beginning in the planning department.	May begin in either program.
School Contact	, Boshamer Professor of Law	, Director of the HPAA Masters Program	, Chair of Planning and Director of the Dual Degree Program
Duke University Campus
	Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University	Public Policy at Duke University
Degree	MBA/ME	MBA/MPP
Duration	3 years total (versus 4 separately)	3 years total (versus 4 separately)
Suggested Order of Years	May begin in either program.	May begin in either program.
School Contact	, Director of Professional Studies	, Director of Admissions