Why a Dual Degree?
An accelerated program provides the obvious benefit of receiving an MBA in the fourth year of study. At a time when many students are struggling to obtain a bachelors within 6 years at many institutions, students who complete this program at Juniata receive a bachelors from a highly ranked Liberal-arts school in just three years and an MBA in the fourth year. This results in many financial, and academic benefits.
Why a Dual Degree?
An accelerated program provides the obvious benefit of receiving an MBA in the fourth year of study. At a time when many students are struggling to obtain a bachelors within 6 years at many institutions, students who complete this program at Juniata receive a bachelors from a highly ranked Liberal-arts school in just three years and an MBA in the fourth year. This results in many financial, and academic benefits.
The financial advantage:
- Save on tuition cost to achieve two degrees at an accelerated pace
- Enter the workforce early by completing your degree program at least one year sooner
- Benefit from an extra years worth of earnings
- For the first three years, benefit from an Accelerated Dual Degree scholarship, worth 50% of tuition!
- In year four as a graduate student, access to federal financial aid for your masters along with the Juniata College Alumni per-credit rate of $600 per credit.

The financial advantage:
- Save on tuition cost to achieve two degrees at an accelerated pace
- Enter the workforce early by completing your degree program at least one year sooner
- Benefit from an extra year’s worth of earnings
- For the first three years, benefit from competitive undergraduate merit scholarships offerings and in year four as a graduate student, access to federal financial aid for your masters, along with the Juniata College Alumni per-credit rate.

The academic advantage:
- Want to save the planet? You will get training in Wildlife Management, Environmental Decision-making, Environmental Law, Geographic Information Systems, Data Analytics, and Global Public Health in a top 10 rated environmental bachelors program.
- Flexible graduate learning; Online and in-person
- Study Abroad: Opportunity to pursue Environmental Science coursework in Africa, Asia, and Europe.
- Dedicated professors that help students cultivate personal branding - resume writing, online profile, interview preparation, internship / job hunting
- Benefit from Juniata's renowned ESS and ABE departments at a top liberal-arts college
- Access to professors with Big-4 consulting experiences and career building opportunities

The academic advantage:
- Want to save the planet? You will get training in Wildlife Management, Environmental Decision-making, Environmental Law, Geographic Information Systems, Data Analytics, and Global Public Health in a top 10 rated environmental bachelors program.
- Flexible graduate learning; Online and in-person
- Study Abroad: Opportunity to pursue Environmental Science coursework in Africa, Asia, and Europe.
- Dedicated professors that help students cultivate personal branding - resume writing, online profile, interview preparation, internship / job hunting
- Benefit from Juniata's renowned ESS and ABE departments at a top liberal-arts college
- Access to professors with Big-4 consulting experiences and career building opportunities

The advantage of experience:
- Juniata’s 3+1 is an opportunity to be ahead of the curve of people who will help governments, corporations, rating agencies, lenders, and philanthropists plan the planet of the future.
- Benefit from an MBA program designed to help you help government and industry make the best choices for the planet’s future and thereby our future.
- The ability to balance a full co-curricular experience (e.g., participation in clubs, sports, other interests) that is available to all Juniata students.
- For-credit internship placement

The advantage of experience:
- Juniata’s 3+1 is an opportunity to be ahead of the curve of people who will help governments, corporations, rating agencies, lenders, and philanthropists plan the planet of the future.
- Benefit from an MBA program designed to help you help government and industry make the best choices for the planet’s future and thereby our future.
- The ability to balance a full co-curricular experience (e.g., participation in clubs, sports, other interests) that is available to all Juniata students.
- For-credit internship placement


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Faculty Contact:

Uma Ramakrishnan Biography →
- Professor of Environmental Science and Studies
- BAC B213
- (814) 641-3436
- ramakrishnan@juniata.edu