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Accelerated Degree Programs

Earn your bachelor's and master's degrees in five years

Perhaps you've heard it referred to as an "accelerated bachelor's-master's" or a "4+1" program. We have nicknamed it the "Faster Master's." Accelerated Degree Programs (ADP) allows current Marquette University undergraduate students to continue on for a master's degree after completing their bachelor's degree. ADP students take classes during their junior or senior years that meet requirements for both their undergraduate and graduate degrees.

With proper planning, most can complete a master's degree in one additional academic year — saving significant time and money. Explore our ADP offerings by college below.

Klingler College of Arts and Sciences

B.S. and M.S. in Applied Statistics

The accelerated degree program in applied statistics allows students to earn, in five years, a bachelor's degree with an undergraduate major in a variety of fields — including, but not limited to, bioinformatics, biomedical engineering, business, chemistry, computational mathematics, computer science, data science, electrical engineering, mathematics, applied mathematical economics, mechanical engineering, physics and psychology — and an M.S. degree in applied statistics. For more information, visit the M.S. in Applied Statistics website.

B.S. and M.S. in Chemistry

Receive a five-year, streamlined path to the bachelor's and master's degrees in chemistry. The degrees are awarded simultaneously at the end of the program. Students apply for the degree program at the beginning of their junior year.

More information can be found on the Department of Chemistry website.

B.S. and M.S. in Computer and Information Science

Students who are in a different discipline and are not in the Computer Science program are eligible to apply for the Master of Science in Computer and Information Science ADP program. However, students must complete a prerequisite course prior to enrolling.

More information about the program, faculty and course work can be found on the Computer and Information Science website.

B.S. and M.S. in Criminal Justice Analytics

Students admitted to this program are granted early admission to the Graduate School and are allowed to take specific graduate-level courses during their senior year. Students apply for the program their junior year.

More information about the program, faculty and course work can be found on the Criminal Data Analytics website.

B.S. and M.S. in Data Science

Students apply to this program their junior year. More information about the program, faculty and course work can be found on the Data Science Master's Degree website.

B.A. and M.A. in English

This program is designed to allow students to earn their B.A. and M.A. degrees in English in five years rather than the six years normally required. Students apply their junior year.

More information about the program, faculty and course work can be found on the English Accelerated Degree Program website.

B.A. and M.A. in History

Students may apply their junior year or over the summer before their senior year. For more information about the program, visit the Department of History website.

B.A. and M.A. in International Affairs

Admitted students can count some graduate courses taken their senior year toward both their B.A. and M.A. degrees. Students complete the program in five years instead of the six that is normally required. For more information about the program, visit the International Affairs website.

B.A. and M.A. in Philosophy

Students who have taken at least 18 credits of course work in philosophy (6 courses) may apply to the program in their junior year.

More information about the program, faculty and course work can be found on the Department of Philosophy website.

B.A. and M.A. in Political Science

The Department of Political Science offers a five year B.A./M.A. Accelerated Degree Program in political science and international affairs. The program is open to both political science and international affairs majors. Students applying to this program should be juniors, or in special circumstances, first-semester seniors. For more information, visit the Department of Political Science Undergraduate Program website.

M.A. in Public Service

The accelerated degree program in public service allows students to earn a bachelor’s degree with a minor in urban affairs and a master’s degree in public service in five years. The program is designed for students interested in pursuing a career in a community-based organization or other nonprofit agency. For more information, visit the Public Service Master's Degree website.

College of Business Administration

B.S. and M.S. in Accounting

Our combined master's and bachelor's degree programs for accounting majors meets the 150-hour educational requirements of Wisconsin, Illinois and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. For more information, visit the M.S. in Accounting website.

B.S. and M.S. in Accounting Analytics

Students apply for the program in their junior year. For more information, visit the M.S. in Accounting Analytics website.

B.S. and M.S. in Applied Economics

This master's in applied economics option is for students from Marquette, St. Norbert College, Wisconsin Lutheran College and the University of the Pacific. Students complete two M.S.A.E. courses their senior year; two courses during the summer after their senior year; and the remainder of their course work and graduate professional research project with two more semesters of course work. For more information, visit the M.S. in Applied Economics website.

B.S. and M.S. in Finance

This master's in finance option enables students to complete up to 9 credits of graduate course work as an undergraduate student, saving time and money. Following undergraduate studies, students complete 21 credits toward the M.S. in finance degree. For more information, visit M.S. in Finance website.

B.S. and M.S. in Supply Chain Management

Marquette offers an accelerated degree program that allows students to earn a B.A. and M.S. degrees in supply chain management in as few as five years. Students may apply for the ADP in their junior year. For more information, visit the M.S. in Supply Chain website.

B.S. and Master in Management

For more information, visit the Master in Management (MiM) website.

B.S. and MBA

the MBA Accelerated Degree program (ADP) is now available to students in all Marquette undergraduate programs (also see STEM–MBA). Combine your Marquette undergraduate degree with the practical business knowledge of the MBA to build unique skill set that can set you apart in your career. For more information, visit the MBA program website.

STEM–MBA

This unique accelerated degree program is for undergraduate students in selected science, technology and mathematics majors. The five-year program — the first of its kind in the area and one of only a few nationwide — gives students the opportunity to receive a bachelor's degree in their chosen major and an MBA from the Graduate School of Management. For more information, visit MBA Accelerated Degree Programs website.

Diederich College of Communication

B.A. and M.A. in Communication

This joint bachelor's and master's program has two specialties: Communication and Media Studies and Digital Communication Strategies. Both specialties allow students to earn, in five years, a bachelor's and master's degree in communication. Students complete 9 to 12 hours of approved graduate credits in communication during their senior undergraduate year that counts as part of the undergraduate credit hour requirement.

B.S. and M.S. in Corporate Communication

Students apply in their junior year. For more information, visit the Corporate Communication website.

College of Education

B.A./B.S. and M.A. in School Counseling

This program offers early admission into the college's Master of Arts in School Counseling degree program to Marquette students studying a variety of majors. Students can apply for admission to this program in the second term of their undergraduate sophomore or junior year. For more information, visit the M.A. in School Counseling website.

Opus College of Engineering

B.S. and M.S. in Biomedical Engineering

This program allows highly qualified students to complete both their B.S. and their M.S. degrees in five calendar years (dependent on co-op participation). For more information on specialties within the program, visit the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering graduate degrees website.