Zarb School of Business

Academic Programs

Our programs are accredited by AACSB, which recognizes high quality business schools, and top ranked by leading publications.

Degree Programs

At the Frank G. Zarb School of Business, we offer undergraduate, graduate, and dual-degree programs across our five academic departments.

Undergraduate Degrees

Each of our five departments offer Bachelor of Business Administration degrees:

Graduate Degree Programs

We offer Flex MBA, Online MBA, Executive MBA, New York City MBA, MS, and advanced and continuing studies.

See our graduate programs.

Dual Degree Programs


Earn your bachelor’s degree and master’s in science or master of business administration (MBA) in just five years. We admit students directly into the program as incoming first-year students or you can apply before the end of your junior year or before you complete 92 credits. Students need a minimum of 30 undergraduate credits taken at Hofstra.

BBA/MBA
The program is 155 credits including at least 113 semester hours at the undergraduate level and 42 semester hours at the graduate level, with the exception of BBA core courses and IMS 180. You can substitute up to 15 semester hours of undergraduate course work for your bachelor's degree with an equal number of semester hours of MBA-level graduate course work, with the permission of your BBA major department chairperson.

BBA/MS
The program is 149 credits including at least 119 credits at the undergraduate level and 30 credits at the graduate level, with the exception of BBA core courses and GBUS180. You can substitute up to nine semester hours of undergraduate course work for your bachelor’s degree with an equal number of semester hours of MS-level graduate course work, with the permission of your BBA major department chairperson.

GMAT Waivers
We will waive the GMAT if you have a minimum 3.2 undergraduate GPA for students enrolling in the following programs, along with Hofstra University Honors College students pursuing dual-degrees with us. 

  • BBA/MBA program
  • BBA/MS programs in Accounting and Taxation
  • Other BBA/MS programs based on advisement by the chair of the department overseeing the major
  • We provide a maximum of eight semester hours equivalent of scholarship support for incoming first year students. The program’s savings is equivalent to more than one semester of credits. 

Other Integrated Dual Degree Programs

Summer Business Experience

The Frank G. Zarb School of Business at Hofstra University, accredited by the AACSB, is hosting a business program for rising high school seniors on campus. Gain enriching, hands-on experience through Explore; Examine; Experience: The Zarb Summer Business Program, a tuition-free, week-long introduction to the dynamic world of global business and cutting-edge technologies used by professionals today.

Learn More About the Summer Business Experience

Dual Degree Program

China’s Dongbei University of Finance and Economics (DUFE)

Earn a Bachelor of Business Administration from the Zarb School and a Bachelor of Economics from DUFE in global business or global finance without taking additional credits. Learn from Chinese professors and travel to China.

Contact Us

Reach Out

Phone
516-463-9272

Fax
516-463-5268

 

Mailing Address

Business School Building

148 Hofstra University
Hempstead, New York 11549