Overview

Division of Graduate Studies / Division of Graduate Studies is located in Jackson, MS, in an urban setting.

Departments & Programs

Department of Communicative Disorders

Public Health

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Social Work (MSW)	Social work
Master of Business Administration (MBA)	Business administration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Engineeringenvironmental sciencepublic administrationsocial workurban and regional planning
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Business administrationchemistryclinical psychologycomputational and data-enabled science and engineeringeducational administration
Master of Science in Education (MS Ed)	Early childhood education k-3(new)elementary educationhealth, physical education and recreationreadingschool counselingspecial educationtech.edu
Master of Arts (MA)	Criminology and justice servicesenglishhistorypolitical sciencesociologyurban and regional planning
Master of Science (MS)	Engineeringhazardous materials managementmass communicationsmathematicssport science
Master of Music Education (MM Ed)	Music education
Master of Professional Accountancy (MPA)	Accounting
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Engineering environmental science public administration social work urban and regional planning
Doctor of Public Health (Dr PH)	Public health	Behavioral health promotion and educationepidemiology drphhealth policy and management, drph
Doctor of Education (Ed D)	Early childhood education
Master of Public Health (MPH)	Public health	Behavioral health promotion and education,environmental and occupational health, mph epidemiology mphhealth policy and managemenbiostatistics mph
Master of Science (MS)	Biologychemistryclinical mental healthcommunicative disorderscomputer sciencecounseling, rehabilitation and psychometric serviceseducational adm
Master of Public Policy and Administration (MPPA)	Accounting, public policy and administration
Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)	Teaching
Specialist in Education (Ed S)	Education

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	356
Doctoral Degrees	90
Other Advanced Degrees	69

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?
Distance learning programs available?
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam MAT, GRE, GMAT Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

2,253

Enrolled

Applying

25

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	March 1st	Not reported	No
Spring deadline	October 15th	Not reported	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Exam	MAT, GRE, GMAT

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 520 TOEFL IBT score: 67
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	April 15
Types of financial support available	Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

2,253

Total Graduate Students

4%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0.84%
Black or African American	85.44%
White or Caucasian	6%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.67%
Asian	0.8%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0.04%
Two or more races	0.71%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (22%)

Female (77%)

Faculty

549

Total faculty

Full-time - 327

Part-time - 222

Male (241)

Female (308)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Tree cloning, composting, earth science, sickle cell studies, complexes of nucleic acids/bases, urban studies
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address PO Box 17095
1400 John R. Lynch Street
Jackson, MS  39217
United States

Contact Dr. Preselphanie W. McDaniels
Dean
Email: preselfannie.w.mcdaniels@jsums.edu
Phone: 601-979-2455
Fax: 601-979-4325

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