Overview

Department of Forestry / Department of Forestry is located in Mississippi State, MS.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Master of Science (MS)	Forestry

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	8
Doctoral Degrees	2

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 Thesis Optional Comprehensive oral or written exam
Doctoral Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

18

Applied

13

Accepted

11

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
Master's Degree Requirements	BS with minimum GPA of 3.0 on last 60 hours of undergraduate study
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.1 on prior graduate courses or 3.25 on last 60 hours of undergraduate study

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 Federal Work-Study

Student Body

35

Total Graduate Students

17%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	82%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (65%)

Female (34%)

Faculty

18

Total faculty

Full-time - 18

Part-time - 0

Male (15)

Female (3)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Forest hydrology, forest biometry, forest management/economics, forest biology, industrial forest operations
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address PO Box 9681
Mississippi State, MS  39762
United States

Contact Dr. Donald Grebner
Professor and Head
Email: dig26@msstate.edu
Phone: 662-325-0928
Fax: 662-325-8762

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