Overview

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences / College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is located in Mississippi State, MS, in a small setting.

Departments & Programs

Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Department of Agricultural Economics

Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences

Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology and Plant Pathology

Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion

Department of Landscape Architecture

Department of Plant and Soil Sciences

Department of Poultry Science

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science (MS)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Master of Agribusiness Management (MABM)
Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	97
Doctoral Degrees	25

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE, GMAT Thesis Required for some
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

180

Applied

156

Accepted

125

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, GMAT
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 477 TOEFL IBT score: 53
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 4.5

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	April 1
Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships 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

Student Body

442

Total Graduate Students

14%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	3.17%
Black or African American	10.41%
White or Caucasian	69%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.45%
Asian	1.13%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0.45%
Unknown	0.68%

Gender

Male (41%)

Female (58%)

Faculty

188

Total faculty

Full-time - 186

Part-time - 2

Male (134)

Female (54)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Animal and dairy sciences: biochemistry, molecular biology, biological engineering, human sciences, food sciences, economics
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	12,764,000

Location & Contact

Address PO Box 9760
Mississippi State, MS  39762
United States

Contact Dr. Scott Willard
Interim Dean of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Email: stw4@msstate.edu
Phone: 662-325-0233
Fax: 662-325-8580

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