Joint degrees are becoming more and more common at all schools. One thing to consider with Tuck is that although there is only one other professional grad school at Dartmouth, the medical school, there are still many students who are enrolled in joint degrees.
The most common is the MD-MBA. There are roughly 6 students in my 2010 class who fall into this bucket. Some know they want to be doctors and are looking ahead to the day they will also have hospital administrative duties. Others want to be engaged in the medical world in a different way, either through big pharma, consulting, or other areas.
Next common are joint MBA-MA degrees. Several students are doubling up with SAIS (Johns Hopkins), Fletcher (Tufts), or Harvard (Kennedy School of Government). There are other programs too I don’t know off the top of my head. Generally these programs means that instead of 2 years at each institution students spend one year away from Tuck, do the core first year at Tuck, and then go half and half in their third year.
The last big category is the JD-MBA. Tuck is extremely accommodating in this area though it takes a bit more work on the student’s part. Because Dartmouth does not have a law school it requires talking to administration officials at both schools. But it’s very doable and a couple of students in each class fall into this bucket. It’s a 4 year program: 1 year in law school, 1 year at Tuck, then the next 2 years split between the two. Most JD/MBA students want to be lawyers focusing on business but one recent Tuck alum, who did his JD at Cornell, is now a successful Hollywood screenwriter, producer, and book author. So you never know!
This is a quick overview of the joint degree situation at Tuck. I’m not citing official figures but just what I know personally. If you’re on the fence about doing a joint degree program at Tuck or another school think about the pros and cons.
Cons of Tuck: It takes more work initially to set up the program. You may have to travel across the country between semesters.
Pros of Tuck: You have access to a tight-knit community, Dartmouth network, and you’re in beautiful New Hampshire at the best bschool in the country (in my biased opinion). You also are treated like any other Tuck student. There is no division between dual degree and full-time students, which can happen at larger programs.
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