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4+1 M.S. programs with Johns Hopkins Carey Business School

Fast-Track Your Future: Earn a Bachelor’s and Master’s in as Little as 5 Years

Start your specialized master’s in finance or marketing at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School while earning your B.A. at McDaniel. The 4+1 program with Carey Business School includes a bachelor’s degree from McDaniel and a master of science degree from Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, which has locations in both Baltimore and Washington, D.C.

4 + 1 Programs Available for McDaniel College students

  • MS in Finance
  • MS in Marketing

Enhance your degree with STEM Concentrations

Students in the 4+1 program will have the opportunity to enhance their graduate degrees with STEM designated programs in finance or marketing.

How does the partnership with Carey Business School work?

McDaniel undergraduate students who wish to enter the program would apply in their junior year and complete two Carey graduate courses (for four credits) during their senior year. These two courses will be taken in person at the Carey Business School. 

After completing a bachelor’s degree in any undergraduate major from McDaniel, students would begin to earn the remaining 32 credits of the required 36 credits of graduate-level coursework in person at Carey Business School.

The McDaniel Advantage 4+ 1 Program Features

  • Open to all majors with undergraduate quantitative coursework
  • Complete both B.A. and M.S. in 5 years
  • Apply as a junior; complete two courses as a senior at McDaniel
  • No GRE/GMAT required

“We’re pleased to take part in this exciting initiative offering McDaniel students the chance to earn a business degree from Johns Hopkins University. We at Carey look forward to working with the McDaniel community and welcoming their outstanding students in this new undertaking.”
Alexander Triantis, dean of the Carey Business School

Carey Business School Course Requirements

MS in Finance with Area of Concentration in Financial Econometrics

Provides strong theoretical and practical foundations in the analysis of complex financial instruments, portfolio allocation, risk management, corporate finance, company valuation, and corporate governance.

Learn more about this program at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School website.

  • BU.210.620 Accounting and Financial Reporting
  • BU.120.601 Business Communication
  • BU.131.601 Business Leadership and Human Values
  • BU.232.610 Computational Finance
  • BU.231.620 Corporate Finance
  • BU.232.710 Derivatives
  • BU.232.640 Empirical Finance
  • BU.230.620 Financial Modeling and Valuation
  • BU.232.720 Fixed Income
  • BU.232.701 Investments
  • BU.232.620 Linear Econometrics for Finance
  • BU.232.630 Non-linear Econometrics for Finance
  • BU.510.601 Statistical Analysis
  • 5 Elective Courses

MS in Marketing with Area of Concentration in Marketing Analytics

Develops skills and data use for a deeper understanding of the market, the profile of the market on a granular level, and targeted customer experience strategies based on real-time customer feedback.

Learn more about this program at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School website.

  • BU.120.601 Business Communication
  • BU.131.601 Business Leadership and Human Values
  • BU.420.710 Consumer Behavior
  • BU.450.760 Customer Analytics
  • BU.510.650 Data Analytics
  • BU.410.620 Marketing Management
  • BU.410.601 Marketing Research
  • BU.450.710 Marketing Strategy
  • BU.430.720 Pricing Analysis
  • BU.450.765 Social Media Analytics
  • BU.510.601 Statistical Analysis
  • BU.450.750 Strategic Market Intelligence
  • 6 Elective Courses

Get more info

Visit the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School website.
Side-by-side photos of two McDaniel graduates wearing graduation regalia. Jani Pierre is on the left in a green sweatshirt and Brennan Rouse is on the right in full regalia.

Alumni find success with partnership graduate programs

While McDaniel College offers a robust slate of graduate programs, students can also enroll at partner institutions to propel their undergraduate career into the graduate realm. Two recent graduates — Jani Pierre ’23 and Brennan Rouse ’23 — took the opportunity to pursue accelerated master’s degrees using the foundations they developed at McDaniel.

Read about a McDaniel graduate of this partnership program.

More Information

More information about the programs available at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School can be found on the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School website.

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