Overview

This Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture MSc program from Mississippi State University is available on campus or online. It is designed to meet accreditation and industry standards. Conservation educators work in a variety of nonformal and formal settings to promote environmental stewardship and help create environmentally responsible citizens.

Key Facts:

We only accept graduate students on a funded project and therefore a funded assistantship.

Most M.S. projects in our department last 2 years, doctoral projects last for 3-4 years.

All tuition is either waived (e.g., out of state) or paid for by the department.

Health insurance is paid for by the department.

We do not accept correspondence or distance learning courses towards specific course requirements for M.S. or Ph.D. students.

Students must take 24 hours of in-class coursework plus 6 research hours to comply with graduate program requirements for a M.S. degree.

Students must take either 2 semesters, each with 6 hours of in-class coursework, or one semester of 9 hours of in-class coursework, plus whatever additional courses the doctoral committee requires to comply with graduate program requirements for a Ph.D. degree.

Primary research costs and equipment are supplied by the faculty advisor.

The GRE must be taken but we do not have any specific score for acceptance.

GPA must be > 3.0 for M.S. students and > 3.2 for doctoral students to be accepted without probationary status. The GPA for M.S. students is based on the last 60 hours of the B.S. program.

We do accept a limited number of students on probationary status, but without an assistantship. Probationary students must take 3 graduate level courses (at least 3 credit hours each) during their probationary semester, and receive a grade of B or greater in each class.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Animal Behavior

Fisheries Science

Fish Physiology

Practices of Aquaculture

Wildlife Plant Identification

Limnology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-06-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-15 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2026-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-08-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-01-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-06-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Starkville, United States

Disciplines

Biodiversity & Conservation Animal Science Marine Science View 115 other Masters in Marine Science in United States

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GPA

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General requirements

Certified, translated copies of all transcripts, mark sheets, and diplomas from your school. Mississippi State recommends all school credentials from non-U.S. institutions be submitted through a National Association of Credential Evaluation Services member for a course-by-course evaluation with grade point average calculation.
An official ACT score of 20 or higher, or SAT score of 1030 (only if your GPA is below 3.0 based on our evaluation of your transcripts OR if you are applying for scholarships).
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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

28586 USD / year

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Out-of-State

28586 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

10454 USD / year

≈ 10454 USD / year

Living costs

Starkville

United States

800 - 1300 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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