Three-Year J.D./MBA Program
This three-year dual degree program is for professionals seeking roles at the intersection of business opportunity and legal risk. Whether your goals lie in investment banking, corporate restructuring, venture capital, or public policy, you will spend three years gaining the dual perspectives necessary to lead cross-functional enterprises and solve complex global challenges.
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Program Benefits
Today’s leaders must be prepared to adapt to an ever-evolving landscape. This dual-degree program provides students and graduates with the knowledge and connections to accelerate their post-graduation pursuits.
2 Degrees in 3 Years
While a traditional joint path requires four years of study, Columbia’s accelerated option delivers two elite degrees in just three years. By entering the job market a full year early, you bypass an extra year of opportunity costs and tuition while securing a head start on your career milestones.
Full Career Support
Graduates gain full access to two world-class career ecosystems: the Law School’s Office of Private Sector Careers and the Business School’s Career Management Center. Whether your path leads to corporate law, private equity, consulting, investment banking, or venture capital, you possess the skills to pivot between the boardroom and legal counsel.
Real-World Access
Based in the business capital of the world, our campus connects you directly to the headquarters of the most prestigious law firms and global financial institutions in the United States. They are easily accessible from campus, which means you have direct access to high-value corporate internships, real-time industry insight, and immediate exposure to leaders driving the global economy.
AI is Intentionally Built-In
At Columbia Business School, artificial intelligence is integrated into each degree program’s curriculum to ensure that every student graduates with exceptional AI proficiency and technical fluency. Through advanced coursework spanning foundational business analytics, machine learning, and generative AI applications, you will learn to leverage these transformative tools to solve complex real-world challenges.
These are some of the cutting-edge AI and analytics electives available to you in this program:
- Intro to Databases for Business Analytics
- Foundations of AI for Business
- Machine Learning
- Artificial Intelligence
- Generative AI for Business
- Retail Analytics
Alumni in Action
Business is evolving fast.
Be on the cutting edge in NYC.
As business evolves, you can experience it firsthand here in New York City. Studying at Columbia University is your best advantage to observing changes and trends up close. You will also meet current executives and industry leaders in person, whether when they come to campus as a guest lecturer or distinguished speaker, or when you take a short subway ride to meet them right here in New York City.