Overview

Office of Research and Graduate Studies / Office of Research and Graduate Studies is located in Mississippi State, MS, in a small setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Veterinary and biomedical sciences
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Environmental toxicology
Master of Science (MS)	Veterinary and biomedical sciences

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	8
Doctoral Degrees	4

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Required for some
Doctoral Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

10

Applied

9

Accepted

9

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	Yes
Spring deadline	November 1st	October 1st	Yes
Summer deadline	May 1st	March 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0, bachelor's degree
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum undergraduate 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 Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships

Student Body

56

Total Graduate Students

19%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	7.14%
White or Caucasian	71%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	1.79%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (26%)

Female (73%)

Faculty

111

Total faculty

Full-time - 85

Part-time - 26

Male (72)

Female (39)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Food animal health (poultry and warm-water aquaculture) using immunology, microbiology, molecular biology, parasitology, pathology, pharmacology, and environmental toxicology
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	9,760,416

Location & Contact

Address PO Box 6100
Mississippi State, MS  39762
United States

Contact Dr. David R. Smith
Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies
Email: DSmith@cvm.msstate.edu
Phone: 662-325-1272
Fax: 662-325-1193

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