Combined Degrees
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Get an edge on your future with accelerated programs from Western New England College.

Strengthen the potential of your bachelor's degree with a master's degree from our AACSB-International accredited School of Business or a Law degree from our ABA accredited School of Law!


Whether you choose to major in communication, marketing, or industrial engineering chances are you will work in the corporate world where you will need an MBA, a Master of Business Administration degree, to advance into management positions. At Western New England College, our accelerated combined degree programs can give you a distinct advantage in the job market while saving you time and tuition costs.

Arts and Sciences

This Five-year Bachelor/MBA degree * is open to most majors at the School of Arts and Sciences. This program gives students the benefit of a superb liberal arts education enhanced with a graduate degree from our AACSB International accredited School of Business, a credential that positions it among "the best business schools in the world."

*Not available to criminal justice, education, or social work majors

Engineering

Many engineering graduates will go on to work at major corporations where knowledge of business functions will enable them to manage budgets, lead teams, and move into executive positions. The engineering Five-year Bachelor/MBA * will give you those important business skills right at the start of your career. We also offer a Five-Year Bachelor/MSEM program, which will prepare you to help your organization make the most effective use of its resources by teaching you proven strategies to increase productivity, encourage flexibility, and focus on customer satisfaction.

*Not available to electrical engineering majors

Business and Accounting

Combined degree programs in business and accounting introduced in 2006, have already attracted many students who want to begin their careers with advanced management skills. The Five-year Bachelor/MBA program is open to all business majors. The Sport concentration requires five and a half years of study. If you qualify, you can conditionally be admitted to the MSA program when you apply as a high school senior. Graduates of the Five-year Accounting/MSA program are automatically qualified to sit for the CPA exam in Massachusetts and Connecticut.

Six-year Biomedical Engineering/Law

As the only college in the nation to combine a B.S.B.E. with a J.D. in an accelerated program, Western New England College provides the foundation for students to work at the intersection of engineering, medicine, and law. Through the accelerated Six-year Biomedical Engineering/Law program, highly motivated students will have a distinct educational background to find successful careers in Intellectual Property, Patent Law or related specialties.

3+3 Law Program

Get on the fast track to a law degree. Qualified students in the Schools of Business and Arts and Sciences may participate in the general 3+3 Law Program to earn their Bachelor's and Juris Doctor's degrees in just six years instead of seven (3+3 Program). To qualify for this program, students must have a grade point average of 3.3 and score above the median LSAT for the previous year's School of Law matriculants.