Fast-track your career by earning a bachelor’s degree and a Master of Business Administration degree in just five years!
Wilkes University offers a unique opportunity to save both time and money by earning a Master of Business Administration degree in only one additional year through the accelerated five-year bachelor’s degree/MBA pathway.
All business programs in the Sidhu School of Business and Leadership are AACSB accredited.
How it Works
- Students take up to nine credits of MBA courses in the final semester of their senior year.
- During the summer after graduation, students continue their MBA coursework online.
- In the following fall and spring semesters, students complete the remaining MBA coursework, offered primarily online with limited in-person evening options.
- Students complete 30 graduate credits to earn the MBA degree.
The MBA Advantage
An MBA remains one of the most reliable ways to accelerate a career—graduates are hired faster, start at higher pay, and advance sooner than peers with other graduate degrees.
- Jobs that require a master's degree are the fastest-growing category by education level, outpacing every other level of educational attainment (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics).
- Job applicants with an MBA degree can expect 50 percent more in starting salary on average (Forbes).
- Students who graduate from an MBA program recoup their investment, on average, in 3.5 years (Fortune).
By earning your MBA through the Accelerated 4+1 MBA Program, you will:
- Save money by taking graduate-level classes during your senior year.
- Save time by completing your master of business administration degree in only one year.
- Enter the job market one year earlier than if you had earned your bachelor’s and entered a traditional MBA program.
- Gain a competitive edge over other job candidates.
Requirements
You must apply to the MBA program prior to the semester in which you intend to begin taking MBA courses to participate in the 4+1 MBA Accelerated program. Application requirements include:
- A minimum 3.25 cumulative GPA
- Completion of at least 108 undergraduate credits
- An undergraduate internship