Overview

Beef and dairy cattle, horses, poultry, sheep, swine, and a variety of companion and laboratory animals are available for study.

Quick Facts:

The genomic and proteomic projects are generating large amounts of complex biological data that require effective storage, retrieval, analysis and interpretation.

The Animal Sciences degree program from University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign provides students with the skills necessary to augment the understanding and use of agricultural, biological and medical information and resources through the application of molecular, chemical, physical, computational, statistical, mathematical and informatic techniques.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Animal Sciences Seminar

Grad Bioinformatics Seminar

Applied Statistical Methods

Statistical Methods

Mathematics Modeling in Life Sciences

Biological Modeling

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-24 00:00:00

Language

English

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103

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IELTS

7.5

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Credits

32 SCH

Delivered

On Campus, Online

Campus Location

Urbana, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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115

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Other requirements

General requirements

Candidates for admission to the M.S. and Ph.D. programs must have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution equivalent to those from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

A grade point average of 3.0 or higher (A = 4.0) for the last two years of undergraduate work and for any graduate study is required for admission. Students must take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and are recommended to take the advanced test in biology.

English proficiency requirements for admission follow Graduate College requirement. Emphasis is placed on a student’s interest and ability in research as demonstrated by previous work and letters of recommendation. Admission is possible for spring and summer semesters.

For the M.A.N.S.C., application materials include baccalaureate degree transcripts, resume, personal statement, Graduate Record Examination (GRE) general test scores, and three letters of recommendation.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

33266 USD / year

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Out-of-State

33266 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

16474 USD / year

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Living costs

Urbana

United States

1100 - 1500 USD / month

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