JD/MBA
Joint degree with Harvard Law School
The JD/MBA offered by Harvard Law School (HLS) and Harvard Business School (HBS) is the oldest MBA joint degree program at Harvard. Structured to be completed in four years, the joint degree program integrates two complementary disciplines that prepare graduates for professional roles requiring leadership, legal expertise, and a general management perspective in private enterprise, government, and the nonprofit sector.
Curriculum
The JD/MBA is a four-year program that offers the core curricula of the Harvard Business School MBA and Harvard Law School JD with a wide range of elective options at both schools. In the first two years of the program, students complete the first-year core curricula at HLS and at HBS in the order they choose. In the third and fourth years, students complete elective courses at both schools. All students participate in a year-long Joint Degree Program Seminar taught by HLS and/or HBS faculty in either Year 3 or Year 4.
Admissions & Financial Aid
Prospective students interested in the JD/MBA joint degree program apply to HLS and HBS separately and must be admitted independently by each. Joint degree students will apply for financial aid at HLS for the first year there and for the fourth year of the joint program.