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The schools began collaborating onthe four-year prograj this month after seeing a demand from businesses interestef in entering international markets, said Connie Mayer, interim dean at Albanty Law. “This is a very attractiv e combinationof degrees. It will put students in a grea t position in thejob market,” she said. It also is expecterd to become a newrecruitinh tool. The law school, already offerx joint MBA degrees through previouas partnerships with in Schenectady and Thein Albany. UAlbany’es focus on commercialization of new technology will add a new Mayer said.
Linda Krzykowski, vice dean of the UAlban y Schoolof Business, said the school is hoping to attractg a handful of students for the dual MBA/law progra this year. A total of 75 students have enrolle inthe law/MBA program through Union Graduat e College since 2000, said Joanner Fitzgerald, vice president for enrollment at the graduate “We’ve had success,” Fitzgeraled said. “But I’d be naive to say that the new progranm with UAlbany will not bea threat.
” Tuition for the Union Graduate College MBA program is $2,440 per and most students end up taking 12 to 15 classes, Fitzgerald The cost of the one-year MBA program at UAlbany is Albany Law’s annual tuition is $38,900. Deanndra a third-year student at Albany Law, expects to graduate in the sprinvg with an MBA and law degrere through thelaw school’s partnership with Union Graduate She earned her bachelor’s degree in business from the UAlbanyh in 2006. During her first year in law she decided to apply for the dual degree to help prepar e for a careeras in-house counsel at a larger corporation.
Albany Law has created numerous joint program degreea in recent years including a law degree witha master’s in bioethic s through , and a master’s in public affairse or public administration through