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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Mississippi State University

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  • Mississippi State, MS
    location
  • Public
    type
  • Small
    setting
  • 54%46%
    student ratio
  • 380
    total students
  • $6,264 | $15,828
    in-state tuition | out-of-state tuition

Departments & Programs

Degrees & Award

  • Degrees Offered
    • Major Degree Levels Offered
    • Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA)
      Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
      Master of Agribusiness Management (MABM)
      Master of Science (MS)
  • Degrees Awarded
    • Master's Degrees 80
    • Doctoral Degrees 15
    • 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? Yes
    • Terminal master's degree available? Yes
  • Degree Requirements
    • Master's Degrees Required for some
    • Doctoral Degrees Required
    • First Professional Degrees Not reported
    • Other Advanced Degrees Not reported

Admissions

37% of applicants are admitted.
  • Acceptance Rate
    • Applied329
    • Accepted124
    • Acceptance Rate37%
    • Enrolled101
  • Applying
    • Application Fee - Domestic $60
    • Application Fee - International $60
    • Electronic applications accepted? Yes
    • Applications processed on a rolling basis? Yes
  • Application Deadlines
    • Type Domestic International Priority Date
    • Fall deadline July 1st May 1st Not Reported
    • Winter deadline Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported
    • Spring deadline November 1st September 1st Not Reported
  • Entrance Requirements
    • Master's DegreesGRE, GMAT
    • Doctoral's DegreesGRE
    • First-Professional's DegreesNot Reported
    • Other Advanced DegreesNot Reported
    • International DegreesTOEFL required, 477 paper based, TOEFL iBT, IELTS required, IELTS paper based

Tuition & Fees

  • Tuition & Fees
    • In-state tuition *$6,264
    • Out-of-state tuition *$15,828
    • 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 submitFAFSA
    • Application deadlines for financial awardsApril 1
    • Types of financial support availableResearch Assitantships, Teaching Assistantships, Tuition Waivers, Career or Field-Related Internships, Federal Work-Study, Institutionally-sponsored Loans, Scholarship and/or loans, Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

  • Gender
    • Total Graduate Students380
    • Female Percentage54%
    • Male Percentage46%
  • Participation
    • Total Graduate Students380
    • Part-time Percentage40%
    • Full-time Percentage60%
  • Ethnicity
    • Hispanic / Latino2%
    • Black / African American10%
    • White / Caucasian85%
    • American Indian / Alaskan Native1%
    • Asian1%
    • Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander0%
    • Two or more races0%
    • Unknown1%

Faculty

  • Faculty Breakout
    • Total Faculty110
    • Full-time Percentage96%
    • Part-time Percentage4%
    • Female Percentage15%
    • Male Percentage85%

Research

  • Existing Research
    • Focus of faculty researchAnimal and dairy sciences: biochemistry, molecular biology, biological engineering, human sciences, food sciences, economics
    • Externally sponsored research expenditures last year$102,846,000

Location & Contact

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Mississippi State University

PO Box 9760
Mississippi State, MS 39762
United States

Dr. George Hopper

Dean of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine and Director of Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station

Phone: 662-325-2110
Fax: 662-325-8580
Email: dean@cals.msstate.edu

Mrs. Forest Sparks

Admissions Manager

Phone: 662-325-7400
Fax: 662-325-1967
Email: grad@grad.msstate.edu

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