Overview

This Agricultural and Extension Education PhD degree is offered at Mississippi State University. The programme required courses for the Ph.D. include 30–36 hours of graduate credit in Agricultural and Extension Education; 16 graduate credits in statistics, research, and evaluation; 12–18 graduate credits in a minor or supporting area, 0–12 graduate elective credits; and 20 credit hours of dissertation research. Students must pass a written and an oral comprehensive examination in both the major and minor/supporting area.

Key Facts

To be eligible for the preliminary/comprehensive examination, a graduate student must have a 3.00 GPA on all graduate courses taken after admission to the degree program. Students must also pass the final dissertation examination. The student’s graduate committee supervises the dissertation and examinations.

Ph.D. students in Agricultural and Extension Education may select an emphasis in health promotion by taking courses in the Food Science, Nutrition, and Health Promotion Department's Health Promotion curriculum. These courses must be approved by the Health Promotion graduate coordinator. This program is designed to equip students for careers as public health educators, health promotion specialists, and health scientists.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Methods of Planned Change

Philosophical Foundations of Agricultural and Extension Education

Evaluation of Agricultural and Extension Education Programs

Applying Research Methods to Agricultural and Extension Education

Instrument and Data Collection Procedures in Social Science Research

Statistics for the Social and Life Sciences in Agriculture

Qualitative Research

Key information

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-08-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-08-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2026-01-15 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-12-01 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2025-10-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2026-06-04 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-15 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-03-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2026-08-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

IELTS

4.5

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Credits

90 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Starkville, United States

Disciplines

Education Soil Science Agriculture View 24 other PhDs in Soil Science in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

IELTS

4.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Meet all MSU Graduate School requirements for admission.

Complete the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), with scores competitive with other applicants.
Have earned a bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree from an accredited college or university.
Have at least a 3.00 grade point average on previous graduate coursework.
Provide the names and e-mail addresses of three individuals who can provide a letter of recommendation. These letters of recommendation will attest to the applicant's academic performance and potential ability to successfully complete graduate degree requirements.
Write a statement of purpose (500-1,000 words) describing the applicant's purpose for undertaking graduate study, including professional plans and career goals.
International non-native speakers of English must submit TOEFL or IELTS scores indicative of ability to successfully complete graduate work

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Tuition Fee

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International

27637 USD/year

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National

27637 USD/year

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Based on the tuition of 27637 USD per year
In-State

10052 USD/year

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Based on the tuition of 10052 USD per year

Living costs for Starkville

800 - 1300 USD /month

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