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University of Nebraska at Kearney

College of Arts and Sciences

Kearney, NE

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Overview

College of Arts and Sciences / College of Arts and Sciences is located in Kearney, NE, in a small setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree Concentration Sub-concentration
Master of Arts in Education (MA Ed) Science/math education
Master of Science (MS) Biology

Degrees Awarded

Degree Number Awarded
Master's Degrees 67

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available? Yes
Evening/weekend programs available? Yes
Distance learning programs available? Yes

Degree Requirements

Degree Requirement
Master's Degrees Entrance Exam GRE (for thesis option and for online program applicants if undergraduate GPA is below 2.75)
Comp Exam Required
Thesis Optional

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

73
Applied
67
Accepted
52
Enrolled
92%

Applying

45
Application Fee - Domestic
Yes
Electronic
applications accepted?
Yes
Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type Domestic International Priority date
Fall deadline July 10th May 10th No
Spring deadline November 10th September 10th No
Summer deadline April 15th January 10th No

Entrance Requirements

Exam Details
Master's Degree Exam GRE (for thesis option and for online program applicants if undergraduate GPA is below 2.75)
Master's Degree Requirements Letter of interest

International Students

Exam Details
TOEFL: Required TOEFL Paper score: 550
TOEFL IBT score: 79
IELTS: Required IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

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Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit: FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards February 28
Types of financial support available Research Assistantships
Teaching Assistantships
Health Care Benefits
Scholarship and/or loans
Graduate Assistantships
Career or field-related internships
Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

292
Total Graduate Students
Not Reported
International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino 6.16%
Black or African American 3.08%
White or Caucasian 83%
American Indian or Alaska Native 0.34%
Asian 3.08%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0%
Two or more races 2.4%
Unknown 1.37%

Gender

Male (30%)
Female (69%)

Faculty

18
Total faculty
Full-time - 18
Part-time - 0
Male (11)
Female (7)

Research

Focus of faculty research: Pollution injury, molecular biology-viral gene expression, prairie range condition modeling, evolution of symbiotic nitrogen fixation, geographic information systems (GIS), molecular genetics of aging
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year: 0

Location & Contact

Address 2504 9th Avenue
Kearney, NE  68849
United States
Contact Dr. Paul Twig
Graduate Program Chair
Email: twiggp@unk.edu
Phone: 308-865-8315

University of Nebraska at Kearney
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