Overview

College of Humanities and Social Sciences / College of Humanities and Social Sciences is located in Logan, UT, in an urban setting.

Departments & Programs

Department of English

Department of History

Department of Journalism and Communication

Department of Languages, Philosophy, and Communication Studies

Department of Political Science

Department of Sociology, Social Work, and Anthropology

Program in American Studies

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree
Master of Second Language Teaching (MSLT)
Master of Arts (MA)
Master of Science (MS)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Master of Social Work (MSW)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	85
Doctoral Degrees	1

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

290

Applied

176

Accepted

126

Enrolled

Applying

50

Application Fee - Domestic

60

Application Fee - International

No

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	June 15th	Not reported	No
Spring deadline	October 15th	Not reported	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test or MAT
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

241

Total Graduate Students

18%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	1.24%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	71%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.83%
Asian	1.24%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	7.05%

Gender

Male (51%)

Female (48%)

Faculty

175

Total faculty

Full-time - 143

Part-time - 32

Male (109)

Female (66)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Creative nonfiction, environmental history, history of censorship, social choice, seventeenth and eighteenth century Spanish
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address Old Main Hill
Logan, UT  84322
United States

Contact Joseph P. Ward
Dean
Email: joe.ward@usu.edu
Phone: 435-797-1195

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