Shanika Cooper

Class Year: 2025

JD/MBA Program Model: 3-year

Hometown: Philadelphia, PA

Undergraduate Major: Accounting and Finance

Previous Professional Experience: Ernst & Young, LLP (Forensic & Integrity Services)

Extracurricular Involvement: Black Law Students’ Association, Entertainment and Sports Law Society, Journal of Business Law, African-American MBA Association

Career Plans: Corporate Law and/or Antitrust

Why a JD/MBA? A JD/MBA dual-degree provides an opportunity to learn new skills while balancing the offerings of both the business world and the legal realm. Personally, since I have a business background, the JD/MBA program allows me to learn legal skills and to pursue a legal career while also improving on the skills and knowledge that I have obtained over the past few years at EY and during my undergraduate experience. In other words, I get the best of both worlds!