Overview

Key Benefits

A student of the Plant Insect Microbial Sciences program offered by University of Missouri - Columbia can select training from a wide range of courses and research programs to prepare for a career in research, teaching, industry and extension work. Students can follow a traditional curriculum or take advantage of the cross-disciplinary expertise that exists within the division.

Students also benefit from interaction with closely allied academic units on and off campus. Students work with scientists in two campus-based USDA research units associated with the division: the Plant Genetics Unit and the Biological Control of Insects Research Laboratory. Additional opportunities exist for interaction with scientists at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis. Numerous USDA and Danforth Center scientists hold adjunct appointments in the DPST. Students in the DPST are encouraged to interact with interdisciplinary programs on campus such as the Interdisciplinary Plant Group, the Molecular Biology Program, the Genetics Area Program, the Center for Agroforestry and the Missouri Precision Agriculture Center.

Programme Structure

The program focuses on:

Crop

Soil & Pest Management

Entomology

Horticulture

Plant Breeding

Genetics & Genomics

Plant Stress Biology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

72 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Columbia, United States

Disciplines

Microbiology View 79 other PhDs in Microbiology in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

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Other requirements

General requirements

Minimum GPA: 3.0

Minimum GRE score: none set

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college

Demonstrated capability to perform graduate-level work

Tuition Fees

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Applies to you

Non-residents

25924 USD / year

≈ 25924 USD / year
Out-of-State

25924 USD / year

≈ 25924 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

11038 USD / year

≈ 11038 USD / year

Living costs

Columbia

United States

800 - 1300 USD / month

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