Joint Degree in Law

Become a business-minded lawyer.

The Kelley MS in Accounting with Data and Analytics and Law Joint Degree balances business and legal education. You’ll earn an MSADA and a JD in three to four years, making it a smart investment in your future. Many MSADA/JD graduates take the CPA and bar exams, and often enter tax careers with accounting firms.

The MSADA/JD joint degree requires 18 credits of graduate business courses at the Kelley School and 79 credits at the IU Maurer School of Law. Students must be admitted to each program separately, and will be awarded both degrees at the same time.

Not sure which program is for you? Use the chart below to consider points of difference. To learn more about the programs, visit the IU Maurer School of Law’s JD/MBA Joint Degree program website, or email us.

	MSADA+JD	3/2 MBA+JD
Years to complete both degrees	3.5	4
Profile of classmates at Kelley	Undergraduate degree in accounting, 70% from Kelley, no prior work experience	Undergraduate degree in accounting, 99% from Kelley, no prior work experience
GMAT required *Kelley students are exempt	Yes	Yes
Concentrations in curriculum	Accounting (including assurance, data analytics, and/or taxation)	Accounting, financial analysis
Career opportunities	Tax careers with accounting firms (law or government)	Typical law school graduate careers, i.e., transactional law
Prerequisites	Undergraduate degree with equivalent of concentration in accounting, finance, and business information systems	Undergraduate degree in accounting, or equivalent coursework
Placement	90 to 100%	Mirrors 3/2 MBA employment unless prior work experience