Overview

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

Departments & Programs

Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Foundations

Department of Curriculum, Instruction and Special Education

Department of Educational Leadership

Department of Instructional Systems and Workforce Development

Department of Kinesiology

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science (MS)
Master of Science in Instructional Technology (MSIT)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Specialist in Education (Ed S)
Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	191
Doctoral Degrees	31
Other Advanced Degrees	25

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Thesis Optional Comprehensive oral or written exam
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Thesis Required
Other Advanced Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Thesis Alternate accepted Final written or oral exam

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

558

Applied

478

Accepted

377

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
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE

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	Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

1,053

Total Graduate Students

1%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	2.18%
Black or African American	40.17%
White or Caucasian	53%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.57%
Asian	0.09%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0.09%
Two or more races	1.8%
Unknown	0.38%

Gender

Male (25%)

Female (74%)

Faculty

88

Total faculty

Full-time - 83

Part-time - 5

Male (42)

Female (46)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Leadership behavior, creativity measures, early childhood education, employability of the blind, quality indicators of professional educators
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	4,733,000

Location & Contact

Address PO Box 9710
Mississippi State, MS  39762
United States

Contact Dr. Teresa Jayroe
Dean
Email: tjayroe@colled.msstate.edu
Phone: 662-325-7069

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