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

Start your specialized master’s in Financial Econometrics or Marketing Analytics at Johns Hopkins’ Carey Business School while earning your B.A. at McDaniel.

The 4+1 program with Johns Hopkins' Carey Business School includes a bachelor’s degree from McDaniel and a master of science degree from Carey Business School, which has campuses in Baltimore and Washington, D.C.

Programs Available
  • MS in Finance with STEM-designated Area of Concentration in Financial Econometrics
  • MS in Marketing with STEM-designated Area of Concentration in Marketing Analytics
How does it work?
McDaniel undergraduate students who wish to enter the program would apply in their junior year and complete two graduate courses (for four credits) during their senior year. 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 at Johns Hopkins. They would do the work online or at a Carey Business School campus.
STEM Concentration
Students in the 4+1 program will have the opportunity to enhance their graduate degrees with STEM concentrations in Financial Econometrics and Marketing Analytics.
  • 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
  • Save time and money with GRE/GMAT waiver

“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 STEM-designated 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.231.620 Corporate Finance
  • BU.220.620 Economics for Decision Making
  • BU.232.701 Investments
  • BU.510.601 Statistical Analysis
  • BU.232.610 Computational Finance
  • BU.232.650 Continuous Time Finance
  • BU.232.710 Derivatives
  • BU.232.640 Empirical Finance
  • BU.232.720 Fixed Income
  • BU.232.620 Linear Econometrics for Finance
  • BU.232.630 Non-linear Econometrics for Finance
  • 4 Elective Courses

MS in Marketing with STEM-designated 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.520.601 Business Analytics
  • BU.131.601 Business Leadership and Human Values
  • BU.410.620 Marketing Management
  • BU.510.601 Statistical Analysis
  • BU.420.710 Consumer Behavior
  • BU.450.760 Customer Analytics
  • BU.510.650 Data Analytics
  • BU.410.601 Marketing Research
  • BU.450.710 Marketing Strategy
  • BU.430.720 Pricing Analysis
  • BU.450.765 Social Media Analytics
  • BU.450.750 Strategic Market Intelligence
  • 5 Elective Courses
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.