Degrees and Majors Offered

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Graduate Degrees and Majors

Mississippi State University offers the following graduate degrees and majors. University admission and degree completion requirements are located in the Graduate School section of this publication; specific program requirements are found in the respective department/program information.

Degree	Major	Concentration	Thesis	Non-Thesis	Starkville	Meridian	Distance
No Degree	Unclassified				X	X	X
Master of Agribusiness Management	Agribusiness Management			X	X
Master of Arts	Applied Anthropology		X		X
Master of Arts	Economics		X	X	X
Master of Arts	English		X	X	X
Master of Arts	Foreign Language		X	X	X
Master of Arts	History		X	X	X
Master of Arts	Political Science		X	X	X
Master of Arts in Teaching	Community College Education			X	X	X	X
Master of Arts in Teaching-Middle	Middle Level Alternate Route			X			X
Master of Arts in Teaching-Secondary	Secondary Teacher Alternate Route			X		X	X
Master of Arts in Teaching - Special	Special Education Alternate Route			X			X
Master of Business Administration	Business Administration			X	X	X	X
Master of Business Administration	Business Administration	Accounting		X		X
Master of Business Administration	Project Management			X	X		X
Master of Engineering	Engineering			X			X
Master of Landscape Architecture	Landscape Architecture		X	X	X
Master of Professional Accountancy	Accounting			X	X
Master of Professional Accountancy	Accounting	Systems		X	X
Master of Public Policy and Administration	Public Policy and Administration			X	X
Master of Science	Aerospace Engineering		X	X	X		X
Master of Science	Agricultural and Extension Education	Leadership	X	X	X
Master of Science	Agricultural and Extension Education	Teaching	X	X	X
Master of Science	Agricultural Life Sciences	Animal Physiology	X	X	X
Master of Science	Agricultural Life Sciences	Biochemistry	X	X	X
Master of Science	Agricultural Life Sciences	Entomology	X		X
Master of Science	Agricultural Life Sciences	Genetics	X	X	X
Master of Science	Agricultural Life Sciences	Plant Pathology	X		X
Master of Science	Agriculture	Agricultural Economics	X	X	X
Master of Science	Agriculture	Animal Nutrition	X		X
Master of Science	Agriculture	Animal Science	X	X	X
Master of Science	Agriculture	Engineering Technology	X	X	X
Master of Science	Agriculture	Poultry Science	X	X	X
Master of Science	Biological Sciences		X		X
Master of Science	Biological Engineering		X		X
Master of Science	Biomedical Engineering		X		X
Master of Science	Chemical Engineering		X	X	X
Master of Science	Chemistry		X		X
Master of Science	Civil Engineering		X	X	X		X
Master of Science	Computational Engineering		X	X	X
Master of Science	Computer Science		X	X	X		X
Master of Science	Counselor Education	Clinical Mental Health		X	X	X
Master of Science	Counselor Education	College Counseling		X	X	X
Master of Science	Counselor Education	Rehabilitation Counseling		X	X	X
Master of Science	Counselor Education	School Counseling		X	X	X
Master of Science	Counselor Education	Student Affairs		X	X	X
Master of Science	Educational Psychology	General Educational Psychology		X	X
Master of Science	Educational Psychology	Psychometry		X	X
Master of Science	Electrical and Computer Engineering		X	X	X		X
Master of Science	Elementary Education	Early Childhood Education		X	X	X
Master of Science	Elementary Education	General Education		X	X	X
Master of Science	Elementary Education	Middle Level Education		X	X	X
Master of Science	Food Science, Nutrition, and Health Promotion	Food Science and Technology	X		X
Master of Science	Food Science, Nutrition, and Health Promotion	Health Promotion	X	X	X		X
Master of Science	Food Science, Nutrition, and Health Promotion	Nutrition	X		X
Master of Science	Forest Products		X	X	X
Master of Science	Forestry		X	X	X		X
Master of Science	General Biology			X			X
Master of Science	Geoscience	Applied Meteorology		X			X
Master of Science	Geoscience	Broadcast Meteorology		X	X
Master of Science	Geoscience	Environmental Geoscience	X		X
Master of Science	Geoscience	Geography	X		X
Master of Science	Geoscience	Geology	X	X	X
Master of Science	Geoscience	Geospatial Sciences	X	X	X
Master of Science	Geoscience	Professional Meteorology/Climatology	X		X
Master of Science	Geoscience	Teachers in Geosciences		X			X
Master of Science	Human Development and Family Studies		X	X	X
Master of Science	Industrial Engineering	Human Factors & Ergonomics	X	X	X		X
Master of Science	Industrial Engineering	Industrial Systems	X	X	X		X
Master of Science	Industrial Engineering	Management Systems	X	X	X		X
Master of Science	Industrial Engineering	Manufacturing Systems	X	X	X		X
Master of Science	Industrial Engineering	Operations Research	X	X	X		X
Master of Science	Kinesiology	Exercise Physiology	X	X	X
Master of Science	Kinesiology	Sport Administration	X	X	X
Master of Science	Kinesiology	Sport Pedagogy	X	X	X
Master of Science	Mathematics		X	X	X
Master of Science	Mechanical Engineering		X	X	X		X
Master of Science	Physics		X	X	X
Master of Science	Plant and Soil Sciences	Agronomy	X	X	X
Master of Science	Plant and Soil Sciences	Horticulture	X		X
Master of Science	Plant and Soil Sciences	Weed Science	X		X
Master of Science	Psychology		X		X
Master of Science	School Administration			X	X	X
Master of Science	Secondary Education			X	X	X	X
Master of Science	Sociology		X	X	X
Master of Science	Special Education			X	X
Master of Science	Statistics		X	X	X
Master of Science	Technology			X	X
Master of Science	Veterinary Medical Sciences	Computational Biology	X		X
Master of Science	Veterinary Medical Sciences	Infectious Diseases	X		X
Master of Science	Veterinary Medical Science	Population Medicine Non-Thesis		X	X
Master of Science	Veterinary Medical Sciences	Toxicology	X		X
Master of Science	Veterinary Medical Sciences	Veterinary Medical Research	X		X
Master of Science	Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture		X		X
Master of Science	Workforce Education Leadership			X			X
Master of Science in Information Systems	Information Systems			X	X		X
Master of Science in Instructional Technology	Instructional Technology	Distance Education	X	X	X
Master of Science in Instructional Technology	Instructional Technology	Instructional Design	X	X	X
Master of Science in Instructional Technology	Instructional Technology	Multimedia	X	X	X
Master of Taxation	Taxation			X	X
Educational Specialist	Education	Counselor Education	X	X	X	X
Educational Specialist	Education	Education-Technology	X	X	X
Educational Specialist	Education	Elementary Education	X	X	X	X
Educational Specialist	Education	School Administration	X	X	X	X
Educational Specialist	Education	School Psychology	X	X	X
Educational Specialist	Education	Secondary Education	X	X	X	X
Educational Specialist	Education	Special Education	X	X	X
Doctor of Philosophy	Agricultural Sciences	Agricultural and Extension Education			X
Doctor of Philosophy	Agricultural Sciences	Animal and Dairy Science			X
Doctor of Philosophy	Agricultural Sciences	Animal Nutrition			X
Doctor of Philosophy	Agricultural Sciences	Engineering Technology			X
Doctor of Philosophy	Agricultural Sciences	Poultry Science			X
Doctor of Philosophy	Applied Psychology	Applied Cognitive Science			X
Doctor of Philosophy	Applied Psychology	Clinical Psychology			X
Doctor of Philosophy	Biological Sciences				X
Doctor of Philosophy	Biomedical Engineering				X
Doctor of Philosophy	Business Administration	Accounting			X
Doctor of Philosophy	Business Administration	Finance			X
Doctor of Philosophy	Business Administration	Information Systems			X
Doctor of Philosophy	Business Administration	Management			X
Doctor of Philosophy	Business Administration	Marketing			X
Doctor of Philosophy	Chemistry				X
Doctor of Philosophy	College/Postsecondary Student Counseling and Personnel Services				X
Doctor of Philosophy	Community College Leadership						X
Doctor of Philosophy	Computational Engineering				X
Doctor of Philosophy	Computer Science				X
Doctor of Philosophy	Counselor Education/Student Counseling and Guidance Services				X
Doctor of Philosophy	Curriculum and Instruction	Curriculum & Instruction General Education			X
Doctor of Philosophy	Curriculum and Instruction	Early Childhood Education			X
Doctor of Philosophy	Curriculum and Instruction	Elementary Education			X
Doctor of Philosophy	Curriculum and Instruction	Reading Education			X
Doctor of Philosophy	Curriculum and Instruction	Secondary Education			X
Doctor of Philosophy	Curriculum and Instruction	Special Education			X
Doctor of Philosophy	Earth and Atmospheric Sciences				X
Doctor of Philosophy	Economics, Graduate Applied				X
Doctor of Philosophy	Educational Psychology	General Educational Psychology			X
Doctor of Philosophy	Educational Psychology	School Psychology			X
Doctor of Philosophy	Electrical & Computer Engineering				X		X
Doctor of Philosophy	Elementary, Middle and Secondary Education Administration				X
Doctor of Philosophy	Engineering	Aerospace Engineering			X		X
Doctor of Philosophy	Engineering	Applied Physics			X
Doctor of Philosophy	Engineering	Biological Engineering			X
Doctor of Philosophy	Engineeering	Chemical Engineering			X
Doctor of Philosophy	Engineering	Civil Engineering			X		X
Doctor of Philosophy	Engineering	Mechanical Engineering			X		X
Doctor of Philosophy	Environmental Toxicology				X
Doctor of Philosophy	Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion	Food Science and Technology			X
Doctor of Philosophy	Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion	Nutrition			X
Doctor of Philosophy	Forest Resources	Forest Products			X
Doctor of Philosophy	Forest Resources	Forestry			X
Doctor of Philosophy	Forest Resources	Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture			X
Doctor of Philosophy	History				X
Doctor of Philosophy	Human Development and Family Studies				X
Doctor of Philosophy	Industrial and Systems Engineering				X		X
Doctor of Philosophy	Instructional Systems & Workforce Development				X
Doctor of Philosophy	Kinesiology	Exercise Science			X
Doctor of Philosophy	Kinesiology	Sport Studies			X
Doctor of Philosophy	Life Sciences	Animal Physiology			X
Doctor of Philosophy	Life Sciences	Biochemistry			X
Doctor of Philosophy	Life Sciences	Entomology			X
Doctor of Philosophy	Life Sciences	Genetics			X
Doctor of Philosophy	Life Sciences	Plant Pathology			X
Doctor of Philosophy	Mathematical Sciences				X
Doctor of Philosophy	Molecular Biology				X
Doctor of Philosophy	Physics				X
Doctor of Philosophy	Plant and Soil Sciences	Agronomy			X
Doctor of Philosophy	Plant and Soil Sciences	Weed Science			X
Doctor of Philosophy	Plant and Soil Sciences	Horticulture			X
Doctor of Philosophy	Public Policy and Administration				X
Doctor of Philosophy	Sociology				X
Doctor of Philosophy	Veterinary Medical Science	Computational Biology			X
Doctor of Philosophy	Veterinary Medical Science	Infectious Disease			X
Doctor of Philosophy	Veterinary Medical Science	Veterinary Medical Research			X