MS Animal Sciences at University of Maryland, College Park

Programme overview

The Graduate Program in the Animal Sciences offers graduate study leading to the Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. The master’s degree program requires a research-based thesis. A non-thesis M.S. option is not available.

Faculty: Agriculture and Natural Resources | Duration: 30 credits | Study mode: full-time | Intake: Fall, Spring | Location: College Park, MD, United States

What you will study

Required courses include Recent Advances in Animal and Avian Sciences, Master's Thesis Research. The degree requires 30 credits in total.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate admission requirements: Statement of Purpose Transcript(s) TOEFL/IELTS/PTE ( international graduate students ) | Programme-specific: Letters of Recommendation (3) CV/Resume Description of Research/Work Experience (optional) The Program requires applicants to submit an application online, and to submit official academic transcripts, statement of goals and research interests, at least three letters of recommendation, and official Graduate Record Examination scores (optional) to the Enrollment Services Operations Office. Applicants with degrees from non-English speaking countries and who have not received a degree from the list of approved English-speaking universities must also submit results of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). To be considered for an assistantship, submit your application for Fall 2027 by the best consideration deadline (January 8, 2027).

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.

Each graduate program sets its own admission requirements and deadlines.

Graduate applications are submitted online through the TerpEngage Graduate Admissions System; the application fee is $90 per program applied to (non-refundable). Deadlines are set by each program.

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.umd.edu/admissions

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