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Michigan State University Graduate Programs

East Lansing, MI

240
Graduate programs
85
PhD programs
155
Master’s programs
International students
5,095 (2024/25)
Statement of purpose
Varies by department. No central limit; e.g., Chemistry states no limit, Linguistics asks 700-1,000 words for PhD applicants.
Application fee waivers
Yes: Graduate School waivers via FreeApp (domestic, 3.0 GPA, citizen/PR), McNair Scholars, conference/event programs (SACNAS, ABRCMS, SROP), automatic military waiver.
Official website
www.msu.edu

PhD Programs (85)

African American and African Studies
College of Arts and Letters · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics
Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Animal Science
Department of Animal Science · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Anthropology
Department of Anthropology, College of Social Science · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Applied Mathematics
College of Natural Science · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Astrophysics and Astronomy
College of Natural Science · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
College of Natural Science · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Biomedical Engineering
College of Engineering · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Biosystems Engineering
College of Engineering · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Business Administration (Accounting)
Broad College of Business · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Business Administration (Finance)
Broad College of Business · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Business Administration (Information Technology Management)
Broad College of Business · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Business Administration (Marketing)
Broad College of Business · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Business Administration (Operations and Sourcing Management)
Broad College of Business · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Business Administration (Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management)
Broad College of Business · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Business Administration (Strategic Management)
Broad College of Business · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Cell and Molecular Biology
College of Natural Science · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Chemical Engineering
College of Engineering · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Chemical Physics
College of Natural Science · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Chemistry
College of Natural Science · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Chicano/Latino Studies
College of Social Science · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Civil Engineering
College of Engineering · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Communication
Department of Communication, College of Communication Arts and Sciences · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Communicative Sciences and Disorders
College of Communication Arts and Sciences · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Community Sustainability
Department of Community Sustainability · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Comparative Medicine and Integrative Biology
Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Computational Mathematics, Science and Engineering
College of Engineering · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Computer Science
College of Engineering · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Counselor Education and Supervision
Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Special Education · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Criminal Justice
School of Criminal Justice, College of Social Science · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Curriculum, Instruction and Teacher Education
Department of Teacher Education · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Earth and Environmental Sciences
College of Natural Science · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Economics
Department of Economics, College of Social Science · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Education Policy
Department of Educational Administration · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Educational Psychology and Educational Technology
Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Special Education · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Electrical and Computer Engineering
College of Engineering · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Engineering Mechanics
College of Engineering · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
English
College of Arts and Letters · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Entomology
Department of Entomology · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Environmental Engineering
College of Engineering · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Fisheries and Wildlife
Department of Fisheries and Wildlife · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Food Science
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Forestry
Department of Forestry · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
French, Language and Literature
College of Arts and Letters · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Genetics and Genome Sciences
College of Natural Science · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences
Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences, College of Social Science · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
German Studies
College of Arts and Letters · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Higher, Adult and Lifelong Education
Department of Educational Administration · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Hispanic Cultural Studies
College of Arts and Letters · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
History
Department of History, College of Social Science · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Horticulture
Department of Horticulture · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Human Development and Family Studies
Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Social Science · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Human Nutrition
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Human Resources and Labor Relations
School of Human Resources and Labor Relations, College of Social Science · Dec 1, 2026 · $75 application fee · Official page
Information and Media
College of Communication Arts and Sciences · Nov 5, 2026 · $75 application fee · Official page
Integrative Biology
College of Natural Science · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
K-12 Educational Administration
Department of Educational Administration · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Kinesiology
Department of Kinesiology · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Linguistics
College of Arts and Letters · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Materials Science and Engineering
College of Engineering · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Mathematics
College of Natural Science · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Mathematics Education
College of Natural Science · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Measurement and Quantitative Methods
Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Special Education · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
College of Natural Science · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Physiology
College of Natural Science · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Music Education
College of Music · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Neuroscience
College of Natural Science · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Nursing
College of Nursing · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Packaging
School of Packaging · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Pathobiology
Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Philosophy
College of Arts and Letters · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Physics
College of Natural Science · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Plant Biology
College of Natural Science · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Plant Pathology
Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Political Science
Department of Political Science, College of Social Science · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Psychology
Department of Psychology, College of Social Science · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Rhetoric and Writing
College of Arts and Letters · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
School Psychology
Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Special Education · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Second Language Studies
College of Arts and Letters · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Social Work
School of Social Work, College of Social Science · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Sociology
Department of Sociology, College of Social Science · Nov 16, 2026 · $75 application fee · Official page
Special Education
Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Special Education · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Statistics
College of Natural Science · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page
Sustainable Tourism and Protected Area Management
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources · Deadline not published · $75 application fee · Official page

Master’s Programs (155)

Accelerator Science and Engineering MS
Department of Physics and Astronomy · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Accounting MS
Department of Accounting and Information Systems · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Accounting and Data Analytics MS
Department of Accounting and Information Systems · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Acting MFA
Department of Theatre · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Advertising and Public Relations MA
Department of Advertising and Public Relations · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
African American and African Studies MA
Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics MS
Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Animal Science MS
Department of Animal Science · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Anthropology MA
Department of Anthropology · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Applied Behavior Analysis MA
Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Special Education · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Applied Behavior Analysis and Autism Spectrum Disorder MA (Online)
Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Special Education · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Applied Mathematics MS
Department of Mathematics · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Applied Sport Sciences MS
Department of Kinesiology · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Applied Statistics MS
Department of Statistics and Probability · Jan 15, 2027 · Fee not published · Official page
Arts, Cultural Management and Museum Studies MA
College of Arts and Letters · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Astrophysics and Astronomy MS
Department of Physics and Astronomy · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Athletic Training MS
Department of Kinesiology · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Basic Medical Science MS
College of Osteopathic Medicine · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology MS
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Biomedical Engineering MS
Department of Biomedical Engineering · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Biomedical Laboratory Operations MS
College of Natural Science · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Biostatistics MS
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Biosystems Engineering MS
Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering MS
Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Business Administration MBA
Eli Broad College of Business · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Business Data Science Analytics MS
Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Business Research MS
Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Chemical Engineering MS
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Chemistry MAT
College of Natural Science · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Chemistry MS
Department of Chemistry · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Civil Engineering MS
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Civil Engineering MS (Online)
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Clinical Laboratory Sciences MS
College of Natural Science · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Clinical Medicine MS
College of Human Medicine · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Clinical Mental Health Counseling MA
Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Special Education · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Collaborative Piano MM
College of Music · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Communication MA
Department of Communication · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Communicative Sciences and Disorders MA
Department of Communicative Sciences and Disorders · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Community Sustainability MS
Department of Community Sustainability · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Comparative Literature MA
Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Comparative Medicine and Integrative Biology MS
College of Veterinary Medicine · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Composition MM
College of Music · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Computational Mathematics, Science and Engineering MS
Department of Computational Mathematics, Science and Engineering · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Computer Science MS
Department of Computer Science and Engineering · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Conducting MM
College of Music · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Construction Management MS
School of Planning, Design and Construction · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Criminal Justice MA (Online)
School of Criminal Justice · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Criminal Justice MS
School of Criminal Justice · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Crop and Soil Sciences MS
Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Data Science MS
Department of Computational Mathematics, Science and Engineering; Department of Computer Science and Engineering · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Data Science MS
Department of Statistics and Probability · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Design MFA
Department of Theatre · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Dietetics MS
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Economics MA
Department of Economics · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Education MA
Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Educational Statistics and AI MA
Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Special Education · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Educational Technology MA
Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Special Education · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Electrical and Computer Engineering MS
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Electrical and Computer Engineering MS (Online)
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Engineering Mechanics MS
Department of Mechanical Engineering · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Environmental Design MA
School of Planning, Design and Construction · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Environmental Engineering MS
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Epidemiology MS
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Finance MS
Department of Finance · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Financial Planning and Wealth Management MS
Department of Finance · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Financial Technology and Artificial Intelligence MS
Department of Finance · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Fisheries and Wildlife MS
Department of Fisheries and Wildlife · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Food Safety MS (Online)
College of Veterinary Medicine · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Food Science MS
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Foodservice Business Management MS
School of Hospitality Business · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Forestry MS
Department of Forestry · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
French MA
Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences MS
Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Geological Sciences MAT
College of Natural Science · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Geological Sciences MS
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
German MA
Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Global Plant Breeding MS
Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Health and Risk Communication MA
College of Communication Arts and Sciences · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education MA
Department of Educational Administration · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Hispanic Literatures MA
Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
History MA
Department of History · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
History of Art MA
Department of Art, Art History, and Design · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Horticulture MS
Department of Horticulture · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Hospitality Business Management MS
School of Hospitality Business · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Human Nutrition MS
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Human Resources and Labor Relations MHRL
School of Human Resources and Labor Relations · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Industrial Mathematics MS
Department of Mathematics · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Integrated Secondary Science Education MS
Department of Teacher Education · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Integrative Pharmacology MS (Online)
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
International Digital Advertising MA
Department of Advertising and Public Relations · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
International Planning Studies MIPS
School of Planning, Design and Construction · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Jazz Studies MM
College of Music · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Journalism MA
School of Journalism · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Jurisprudence MJ (American Legal System)
College of Law · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Jurisprudence MJ (Intellectual Property, Information, and Communications Law)
College of Law · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
K-12 Educational Administration MA
Department of Educational Administration · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Kinesiology MS
Department of Kinesiology · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Laboratory Research in Pharmacology and Toxicology MS
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Laws LLM (American Legal System)
College of Law · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Laws LLM (Intellectual Property, Information and Communications Law)
College of Law · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Learning Experience Design MA
Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Special Education · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Legal Studies MLS
College of Law · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Linguistics MA
Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Literature in English MA
Department of English · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Management, Strategy, and Leadership MS (Online)
Department of Management · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Marketing Research MS
Department of Marketing · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Materials Science and Engineering MS
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Mathematics Education MS
Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Mathematics MS
Department of Mathematics · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Mechanical Engineering MS
Department of Mechanical Engineering · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Mechanical Engineering MS (Online)
Department of Mechanical Engineering · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Media and Information MA
Department of Media and Information · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Microbiology and Molecular Genetics MS
Department of Microbiology, Genetics, and Immunology · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Physiology MS
Department of Physiology · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Music Education MM
College of Music · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Music Performance MM
College of Music · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Music Theory MM
College of Music · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Musicology MA
College of Music · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Neuroscience MS
College of Natural Science · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Nonprofit Leadership, Global Cultures, and Social Enterprise MA (Online)
Department of Religious Studies · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Nursing MSN
College of Nursing · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Nutrition and Dietetics MS
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Packaging MS
School of Packaging · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Pharmacology and Toxicology MS (Online)
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Philosophy MA
Department of Philosophy · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Piano Pedagogy MM
College of Music · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Plant Biology MS
Department of Plant Biology · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Plant Breeding, Genetics and Biotechnology - Crop and Soil Sciences MS
Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Plant Breeding, Genetics and Biotechnology - Forestry MS
Department of Forestry · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Plant Breeding, Genetics and Biotechnology - Horticulture MS
Department of Horticulture · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Plant Breeding, Genetics and Biotechnology - Plant Biology MS
Department of Plant Biology · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Plant Pathology MS
Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Professional Accounting and Data Analytics MS
Department of Accounting and Information Systems · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Psychology MS
Department of Psychology · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Public Health MPH
Charles Stewart Mott Department of Public Health · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Public Policy MPP
Department of Political Science · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Rehabilitation Counseling MA
Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Special Education · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Russian MA
Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
School Psychology MA
Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Special Education · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Small Animal Clinical Sciences MS
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Social Work MSW
School of Social Work · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Sociology MA
Department of Sociology · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Special Education - Multi-Tiered Systems of Support MA (Online)
Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Special Education · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Special Education MA
Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Special Education · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Statistics MS
Department of Statistics and Probability · Jan 15, 2027 · Fee not published · Official page
Strategic Communication MA (Online)
College of Communication Arts and Sciences · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Student Affairs Administration MA
Department of Educational Administration · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Studio Art MFA
Department of Art, Art History, and Design · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Supply Chain Management MS
Department of Supply Chain Management · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Surgery MS
Department of Surgery · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Sustainable Tourism and Protected Area Management MS
Department of Community Sustainability · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages and Applied Linguistics MA
Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Teaching and Curriculum MA
Department of Teacher Education · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
Urban and Regional Planning MURP
School of Planning, Design and Construction · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
User Experience MS
Department of Media and Information · Deadline not published · Fee not published · Official page
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