Overview

College of Forest Resources / College of Forest Resources is located in Mississippi State, MS, in a small setting.

Departments & Programs

Department of Forestry

Department of Sustainable Bioproducts

Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science (MS)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	29
Doctoral Degrees	7

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE if undergraduate GPA of last two years is below 3.0 Thesis Required Comprehensive oral or written exam
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Thesis Required Comprehensive oral and written exam

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

46

Applied

37

Accepted

34

Enrolled

Applying

60

Application Fee - Domestic

80

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	July 1st	May 1st	No
Spring deadline	November 1st	September 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE if undergraduate GPA of last two years is below 3.0
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum graduate GPA of 3.0

International Students

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

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	April 1
Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Institutionally-sponsored Loans Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

129

Total Graduate Students

21%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	2.33%
Black or African American	4.65%
White or Caucasian	69%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	1.55%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (55%)

Female (44%)

Faculty

58

Total faculty

Full-time - 57

Part-time - 1

Male (48)

Female (10)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Forestry, wildlife and fisheries science, forest products
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	17,170,000

Location & Contact

Address PO Box 9680
Mississippi State, MS  39762
United States

Contact Dr. Wes Burger
Interim Dean
Email: w.burger@msstate.edu
Phone: 662-325-2953
Fax: 662-325-7552

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