Doctor of Pharmacy / Master of Business Administration (Dual Degree)

The Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy has partnered with the Rutgers Business School (RBS) to develop a dual degree PharmD/MBA program. This program enables qualified PharmD students to begin work on the MBA (taking MBA courses) while still enrolled in the PharmD program. PharmD students will remain with their cohort and complete their doctoral degree at the same time as their classmates. After degree completion, they may matriculate into the Part-Time MBA program to complete the second degree.

The RBS Part-Time MBA program offers a flexible schedule, enabling students to tailor their course load to their personal and professional lives. While students usually complete the program in three years, they can choose to finish it faster or slower by enrolling in different course loads.

The Part-Time MBA has 45-credit requirements.

Advanced Standing

PharmD students matriculating into the Part-Time MBA program will be granted 9 credits of advanced standing toward the elective area based on their work in the PharmD program.

MBA Courses for Students in the PharmD program

After completion of the P1 year, provided the student has a minimum 3.2 GPA, PharmD students may take up to two MBA courses listed below (for a total of 6 credits), which will count toward both the PharmD and the Part-Time MBA credit requirements.

  • U.S. Healthcare Systems and Pharmaceutical Managed Markets (3 credits)
  • Pharmaceutical Industry: Issues, Structure & Dynamics (3 credits)
  • Regulatory and Ethical Issues in the Pharmaceutical Industry (3 credits)
  • Market Access & Reimbursement for Drugs (3 credits)

PharmD students should apply to the Rutgers Business School in their final year (P4) at the School of Pharmacy, no later than March 1, for fall entry.  They must be admitted to the Business School before they complete the PharmD.

Click here to learn more about the Part-Time MBA program at Rutgers Business School. To learn more about the PharmD/MBA dual degree program, please visit the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy website.