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Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Mississippi State University

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  • Mississippi State, MS
    location
  • Public
    type
  • Small
    setting
  • 77%23%
    student ratio
  • 83
    total students
  • $5,805 | $14,670
    in-state tuition | out-of-state tuition
  • July 1
    fall application deadline
  • 28%
    acceptance rate
  • 5 Degrees
    degrees offered

Degrees & Award

  • Degrees Offered
    • Major Degree Levels Offered
    • Nutrition Master of Science (MS)
      Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
    • Food Science And Technology Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
      Master of Science (MS)
    • Health Promotion Master of Science (MS)
  • Degrees Awarded
    • Master's Degrees 27
    • Doctoral Degrees 3
    • 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? No
  • Degree Requirements
    • Master's Degrees Required and Required
    • Doctoral Degrees Required and Required
    • First Professional Degrees Not reported
    • Other Advanced Degrees Not reported

Admissions

28% of applicants are admitted.
  • Acceptance Rate
    • Applied132
    • Accepted37
    • Acceptance Rate28%
    • Enrolled26
  • Applying
    • Application Fee - Domestic $40
    • Application Fee - International $40
    • 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 General Test, minimum GPA of 2.8
    • Doctoral's DegreesGRE General Test, minimum GPA of 3.0
    • First-Professional's DegreesNot Reported
    • Other Advanced DegreesNot Reported
    • International DegreesTOEFL required, 475 paper based, TOEFL iBT, IELTS recommended, IELTS paper based

Tuition & Fees

  • Tuition & Fees
    • In-state tuition *$5,805
    • Out-of-state tuition *$14,670
    • 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, Federal Work-Study, Institutionally-sponsored Loans, Scholarship and/or loans, Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

  • Gender
    • Total Graduate Students83
    • Female Percentage77%
    • Male Percentage23%
  • Participation
    • Total Graduate Students83
    • Part-time Percentage46%
    • Full-time Percentage54%
  • Ethnicity
    • Hispanic / Latino3%
    • Black / African American12%
    • White / Caucasian77%
    • American Indian / Alaskan Native3%
    • Asian2%
    • Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander2%
    • Two or more races2%
    • Unknown-1%

Faculty

  • Faculty Breakout
    • Total Faculty12
    • Full-time Percentage75%
    • Part-time Percentage25%
    • Female Percentage33%
    • Male Percentage67%

Research

  • Existing Research
    • Focus of faculty researchFood preservation, food chemistry, food safety, food processing, product development
    • Externally sponsored research expenditures last yearNot Reported

Location & Contact

Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Mississippi State University

PO Box 9805
Mississippi State, MS 39762
United States

Dr. Juan Silva

Professor and Interim Head

Phone: 662-325-3200
Fax: 662-325-8728
Email: jls@ra.msstate.edu

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