62 PhD programmes offered by the university

The Marketing PhD program from Mississippi State University prepares students for an intellectually challenging career in academia. The program has a strong emphasis on conducting original research along with preparing students to publish in academic journals at the highest level. 

The Doctor of Philosophy program in Computer Science PhD degree from Mississippi State University  develops scholars capable of leading research teams, performing demanding industrial research, or advanced computer science pedagogy. 

The Counselor Education and Supervision PhD program from Mississippi State University  builds upon the knowledge, skills, and work experiences students have acquired in counseling or counseling related fields and prepares them to become highly competent practitioners, faculty researchers and scholars, administrators, leaders in the profession, and excellent teachers and clinical supervisors.

The Chemical Engineering PhD program from Mississippi State University school cooperates in an interdisciplinary program leading to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering with a concentration in Chemical Engineering.

The Community College Leadership PhD program from Mississippi State University is designed to prepare professionals for leadership positions in community colleges.

The Department of Forestry offers graduate programs leading to the degrees of Master of Science in forestry and Doctor of Philosophy in forest resources. This Forestry PhD programme is offered at Mississippi State University.

This Civil Engineering  PhD programs from Mississippi State University areas of study include structures, geotechnical, water resources, transportation, construction materials and environmental engineering.

Graduate study is offered in the Department of Physics and Astronomy leading to the degrees of Master of Science in Physics and to the Doctor of Philosophy in Physics at Mississippi State University. 

Graduate students who are interested in environmental toxicology are enrolled in the PhD program in Environmental Toxicology PhD program from Mississippi State University in which their major professors participate (such as veterinary medical sciences).

The Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering offers a Biomedical Engineering degree program at Mississippi State University leading to the Doctor of Philosophy.

The Plant Pathology PhD program from Mississippi State University student will submit a research proposal to the committee. The student’s Ph.D. graduate committee will consist of a total of at least five members with at least three of these members from the department faculty.

This Genetics PhD program from Mississippi State University requires written preliminary and oral comprehensive examinations, a dissertation, and coursework designated by the student’s graduate committee, including 20 research/dissertation hours.

This Plant and Soil Sciences PhD program from Mississippi State University offers interested students the opportunity to work with world class scientists in solving vegetation management problems.

The Mechanical Engineering PhD program from Mississippi State University offers seven major areas of study from which to choose and provides both thesis and non-thesis options.

The MSU CVM Office of Research and Graduate Studies (ORGS) is a service unit that provides leadership in research administration and graduate education to CVM faculty, research staff, graduate students and veterinary students. This Infectious Disease graduate program is offered at Mississippi State University.

The strength of this Aerospace Engineering PhD program from Mississippi State University, as it has been for more than five decades, resides in its excellent faculty who have a keen interest in the advancement of students and a hands-on approach to education, further enhanced by the outstanding facilities of the Department of Aerospace Engineering and the Bagley College of Engineering.

The Ph.D. Agricultural Sciences – Poultry Science program from Mississippi State University requires a minimum of three academic years beyond the B.S. degree with the number of hours varying as determined by the student and major professor.

This Curriculum and Instruction - Special Education PhD degree from Mississippi State University is designed to prepare veteran educators to become scholars in the field of education and to conduct educational research.

This Agronomy PhD program from Mississippi State University provides motivated students the opportunity to succeed in their educational goals within a stimulating environment.

The Ph.D. Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture from Mississippi State University requires a comprehensive written diagnostic examination, one graduate level statistics course, variable hours of course work (determined by graduate committee), oral and written comprehensive preliminary examinations, a dissertation and oral defense of dissertation.