University of Miami is a great research university, with top-ranked programs, including our JD and Master’s programs. Law students have the privilege of choosing among 20+ joint degree options to earn a dual degree with one of 11 outstanding UM schools and departments — or within the law school itself, in the case of dual JD programs.
A joint degree program or concentration enables you to make an impact by:
If you’re considering adding another major to your JD, dual degree programs often add a degree of complexity. For students interested in completing a second program degree in addition to their JD Master’s programs, it is always a good idea to create a general plan and timeline for completing both degrees. The simplest way to think about a joint degree program is that admissions, degree requirements, tuition, and degree conferral are all separate. The only aspect that is joint, is the double-counting of some number of credits between the two programs. Questions to consider include:
J.D./LL.M. Degrees
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*Only for law students who were undergraduate business majors, unique triple degree programs allow three degrees to be obtained in just four years.
