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Department of Plant and Wildlife Sciences College of Life Sciences Brigham Young University

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  • Provo, UT
    location
  • Private
    type
  • Suburban
    setting
  • 36%64%
    student ratio
  • 50
    total students
  • $5,760 | $5,760
    in-state tuition | out-of-state tuition
  • February 1
    fall application deadline
  • 41%
    acceptance rate
  • 4 Degrees
    degrees offered

Degrees & Award

  • Degrees Offered
    • Major Degree Levels Offered
    • Environmental Science Master of Science (MS)
    • Wildlife And Wildlands Conservation Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
      Master of Science (MS)
    • Genetics And Biotechnology Master of Science (MS)
  • Degrees Awarded
    • Master's Degrees 18
    • Doctoral Degrees 1
    • First Professional Degrees Not reported
    • Other Advanced Degrees Not reported
    • * Shows the number of degrees awarded for the last academic year that data was reported.
  • Earning Your Degree
    • Part-time study available? No
    • Evening/weekend programs available? No
    • Distance learning programs available? No
    • Terminal master's degree available? Not reported
  • Degree Requirements
    • Master's Degrees Required
    • Doctoral Degrees Required, Required and minimum GPA of 3.2, 54 hours (18 dissertation, 36 coursework)
    • First Professional Degrees Not reported
    • Other Advanced Degrees Not reported

Admissions

41% of applicants are admitted.
  • Acceptance Rate
    • Applied29
    • Accepted12
    • Acceptance Rate41%
    • Enrolled9
  • Applying
    • Application Fee - Domestic Not Reported
    • Application Fee - International Not Reported
    • Electronic applications accepted? Yes
    • Applications processed on a rolling basis? Yes
  • Application Deadlines
    • Type Domestic International Priority Date
    • Fall deadline February 1st February 1st Not Reported
    • Winter deadline February 1st February 1st Not Reported
    • Spring deadline February 1st February 1st Not Reported
  • Entrance Requirements
    • Master's DegreesGRE General Test, minimum GPA of 3.2 during last 60 hours of course work
    • Doctoral's DegreesGRE, minimum GPA of 3.2
    • First-Professional's DegreesNot Reported
    • Other Advanced DegreesNot Reported
    • International DegreesTOEFL required, 580 paper based, TOEFL iBT

Tuition & Fees

  • Tuition & Fees
    • In-state tuition *$5,760
    • Out-of-state tuition *$5,760
    • International student tuitionNot Reported
    • * Tuition for full-time graduate student per academic year
  • Fees
    • Per-academic year feesNot Reported
    • Per-term feesNot Reported
    • One-time feeNot Reported
    • * Fees for full-time graduate students
  • Financial Support
    • Financial award applicants must submitNot Reported
    • Application deadlines for financial awardsFebruary 1
    • Types of financial support availableResearch Assitantships, Teaching Assistantships, Tuition Waivers, Scholarship and/or loans

Student Body

  • Gender
    • Total Graduate Students50
    • Female Percentage36%
    • Male Percentage64%
  • Participation
    • Total Graduate Students50
    • Part-time Percentage0%
    • Full-time Percentage100%
  • Ethnicity
    • Hispanic / Latino9%
    • Black / African American0%
    • White / Caucasian83%
    • American Indian / Alaskan Native0%
    • Asian4%
    • Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander4%
    • Two or more races0%
    • Unknown0%

Faculty

  • Faculty Breakout
    • Total Faculty27
    • Full-time Percentage96%
    • Part-time Percentage4%
    • Female Percentage7%
    • Male Percentage93%

Research

  • Existing Research
    • Focus of faculty researchEnvironmental science, plant genetics, plant ecology, plant nutrition and pathology, wildlife and wildlands conservation
    • Externally sponsored research expenditures last year$2,050,764

Location & Contact

Department of Plant and Wildlife Sciences

College of Life Sciences
Brigham Young University

Provo, UT 84602-1001
United States

Dr. Val Anderson

Chair

Phone: 801-422-3527
Fax: 801-422-0008
Email: val_anderson@byu.edu

Dr. Loreen Allphin

Graduate Coordinator

Phone: 801-422-5603
Fax: 801-422-0008
Email: loreen_allphin@byu.edu



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