4 + 1 Programs

Earn your master’s faster & pay less for your graduate degree.

Take your career potential to the next level with one of Cedar Crest’s 4+1 bachelor’s/ master’s degree programs, which prepare you for life and work in a cutting-edge marketing and ever-changing world. Through this accelerated pathway, you can earn both your bachelor’s and master’s degree in just five years.

• Earn your master’s degree in half the time. By taking graduate courses as an undergrad, you can earn a master’s degree with only 1 extra year of schooling.
• You’ll pay less for your graduate degree. Graduate courses you take as an undergraduate student are covered under your undergraduate tuition.

4+1 Degree Options

Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Offered with undergraduate programs in

• Accounting
• Art (Integrated Art Concentration)
• Business Administration
• Chemistry (BA Only)
• Dance
• Environmental Conservation (BA Only)
• Integrated Biology
• Psychology
• Theatre
• Writing

Master of Education (M.Ed.)
Offered with undergraduate programs in

• Early Childhood Education
• Secondary Education
• Special Education

Master of Science in Crime Science
Offered with the Criminal Justice undergraduate program  

Master of Science in Integrative Exercise Science
Offered with the Exercise Science undergraduate program