Overview

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

Departments & Programs

Department of Finance and Economics

Department of Management and Information Systems

Department of Marketing, Quantitative Analysis and Business Law

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree
Master of Arts (MA)
Master of Professional Accountancy (MPA)
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Master of Science in Information Systems (MSIS)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	156
Doctoral Degrees	4

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Doctoral Degrees	Thesis Required Comprehensive oral or written exam

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

356

Applied

304

Accepted

218

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	March 1st	May 1st	Yes
Spring deadline	November 1st	September 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GMAT
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0 over last 60 hours of undergraduate work
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.25 on all prior graduate work; prior completion of microeconomics and macroeconomics (for applied economics program)

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 575 TOEFL IBT score: 84
IELTS: Recommended	IELTS Paper score: 7

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

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

Student Body

587

Total Graduate Students

4%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	2.21%
Black or African American	12.78%
White or Caucasian	75%
American Indian or Alaska Native	1.02%
Asian	2.04%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0.17%
Two or more races	1.02%
Unknown	0.85%

Gender

Male (56%)

Female (43%)

Faculty

56

Total faculty

Full-time - 53

Part-time - 3

Male (42)

Female (14)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Human resource management, economic development, Internet commerce, effective distance learning techniques
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	7,129,000

Location & Contact

Address PO Box 5288
Mississippi State, MS  39762
United States

Contact Dr. Sharon Oswald
Dean and Professor
Email: soswald@business.msstate.edu
Phone: 662-325-2580
Fax: 662-325-2410

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