Forestry (Master's) at Michigan State University

Programme overview

The MS in Forestry offers a Research-Intensive track, a Professional track and a hybrid online Professional option aimed at working professionals changing careers into forestry.

Faculty: College of Agriculture and Natural Resources | Department: Department of Forestry | Duration: 30 credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: East Lansing, MI, United States

What you will study

Both tracks require 30 credit hours. The Research-Intensive track adds original thesis research expected to yield at least one peer-reviewed publication; the Professional track focuses on coursework and a final report. The hybrid online option is mostly asynchronous.

Career pathways

The Professional track suits management-oriented careers with public agencies, non-governmental organizations or the private sector; the Research-Intensive track suits those pursuing a PhD or research career.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must state their degree track (Research Intensive, Professional, or Professional Hybrid) at the end of the Academic Statement; Research Intensive applicants must also name faculty they wish to work with and are not admitted until a faculty member agrees to serve as major professor. Application materials are due December 1 for fall admission; later applications are reviewed case by case.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate applicants can start in fall (late August), spring (January) or summer (May) in the MPH programme; intake terms for other graduate programmes are set by each department or program.

The graduate application fee is $75 for domestic and international applicants, with one fee per application; applicants may submit up to two applications to different graduate majors per semester. Applications are reviewed by the department or program, which sets its own deadlines.

MPH application deadlines (SOPHAS completion): fall May 18, spring October 18, summer February 15; MSU supplemental application: fall June 1, spring November 1, summer March 1.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.msu.edu/apply/graduate-students

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