Michigan State University
Michigan State University (MSU) is a public university in East Lansing, Michigan. As one of America's Public Ivy universities, MSU is considered to be one of the best public universities in the country. It is the ninth largest university in the U.S., enrolling over 49,000 students and employing almost 3,000 faculty members. MSU pioneered such academic programs as hospitality business, packaging, telecommunication, and supply chain management. Today, MSU offers more than 200 academic programs.Michigan State University operates under a rolling admissions policy, meaning applicants can submit their admissions applications anytime during a comparatively large window of time. MSU's deadline for early admissions falls in October. U.S. News & World Report includes MSU among its list of "selective" universities. MSU receives about 30,000 freshman applications each year, and admits roughly 69% of them. The average high school GPA of these new freshmen was 3.62.
Roughly 90% of MSU students are residents of the State of Michigan. The remaining students come from all 50 United States, and from 130 countries throughout the world. During the 2011-2012 school year, MSU enrolled almost 6,000 international students. The countries most represented in the same school year were China, India, Korea, Canada, and Taiwan.
Michigan State has a student-faculty ratio of 19:1. The university's study abroad program is the largest in the United States (among single-campus universities). Each year, the program sends roughly 2,500 students to more than 60 countries on all continents (including Antarctica).
The Academic Ranking of World Universities ranks MSU as the 92nd best university in the world. U.S. News & World Report ranks MSU the 72nd best university in the country, and 29th among public universities. In 2011, QS World University Rankings gave MSU the ranking of 164th in the world.
MSU Distance Learning Degrees Online
In addition to an extensive campus-based offering, Michigan State University (MSU) also offers a large selection of online learning programs. MSU offers over 100 undergraduate and graduate degrees and courses entirely online. MSU also offers hybrid programs which combine online with campus-based based study. Online programs are available in biomedical laboratory operations, health, foreign languages, criminal justice, pharmacology, teaching, leadership, design, education, business and human resource management, among others. MSU also offers a large selection of professional certificates that can be completed online.Quick Facts
| Phone Number: | (517) 355-1855 |
| Address: | , East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1046 |
| Institution Type: | Public, 4-year or above |
| Size: | Very Large ( 36,000+ undergrad, 11,000+ grad ) |
| Award Levels: | Certificate, Batchelor's Master's, Doctoral |
| In-State Tuition | $ 10,970 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $ 27,383 |
| Online Degrees Offered: | NO |
| Student-to-Faculty Ration: | 16 to 1 |
| Website Address: | www.msu.edu |
Majors and Degrees
| Majors/Degrees | CERT | BS/BA | MA/MS | PHD |
| Agriculture Operations and Sciences | ||||
| Agricultural Business and Management |  |
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| Agricultural Communication | |
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| Agricultural Economics | |
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| Animal Livestock Husbandry and Production | |
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| Animal Sciences | |
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| Crop Production | |
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| Dairy Science | |
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| Food Science | |
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| Horse Husbandry Equine Science and Management | |
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| Horticultural Science | |
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| Landscaping and Groundskeeping | |
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| Plant Sciences | |
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| Soil Science | |
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| Soil Sciences | |
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| Turf Management | |
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| Architecture and Related Services | ||||
| City, Community and Regional Planning | |
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| Environmental Design and Architecture | |
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| Landscape Architecture | |
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| Biological and Biomedical Sciences | ||||
| Biochemistry | |
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| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | |
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| Biology Biological Sciences | |
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| Botany Plant Biology | |
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| Cell Cellular and Molecular Biology | |
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| Entomology | |
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| Environmental Biology | |
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| Epidemiology | |
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| Genetics | |
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| Microbiology | |
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| Molecular Genetics | |
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| Pathology Experimental Pathology | |
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| Pharmacology and Toxicology | |
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| Physiology | |
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| Plant Genetics | |
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| Plant Pathology Phytopathology | |
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| Zoology Animal Biology | |
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| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services | ||||
| Accounting | |
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| Business Administration and Management | |
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| Business Commerce | |
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| Finance | |
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| Hospitality Administration Management | |
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| Human Resources Management Personnel Administration | |
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| Information Resources Management | | |||
| Labor Studies | | |||
| Labor and Industrial Relations | |
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| Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management | |
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| Marketing Marketing Management | |
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| Merchandising and Buying Operations | |
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| Operations Management and Supervision | | |||
| Organizational Behavior Studies | | |||
| Communication and Journalism | ||||
| Advertising | |
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| Digital Communication and Media Multimedia | |
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| Health Communication | |
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| Journalism | |
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| Mass Media Studies | | |||
| Public Relations | |
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| Radio and Television | |
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| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | |
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| Communication Technologies and Support Services | ||||
| Communications Technology Technician | |
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| Computer Information Sciences | ||||
| Computer and Information Sciences | |
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| Information Science Studies | |
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| Construction Trades | ||||
| Electrician | |
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| Education | ||||
| Agricultural Teacher Education | | |||
| Art Teacher Education | |
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| Curriculum and Instruction | |
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| Education Of Hearing Impaired | |
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| Education Of Individuals With Specific Learning Disabilities | |
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| Education and Teaching | |
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| Educational Evaluation and Research | | |||
| Educational Instructional Technology | |
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| Educational Leadership and Administration | |
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| English Teacher Education | |
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| General Science Teacher Education | |
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| Higher Education Higher Education Administration | |
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| Mathematics Teacher Education | | |||
| Reading Teacher Education | |
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| School Counseling and Guidance Services | |
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| Social and Philosophical Foundations Of Education | | |||
| Special Education and Teaching | |
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| Teaching English As A Second Language (esl) Instructor | |
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| Engineering | ||||
| Agricultural Engineering | |
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| Chemical Engineering | |
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| Civil Engineering | |
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| Computer Engineering | |
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| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | |
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| Engineering Mechanics | |
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| Environmental Environmental Health Engineering | |
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| General Engineering | |
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| Materials Engineering | |
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| Mechanical Engineering | |
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| Engineering Technologies and Engineering-related Fields | ||||
| Construction Engineering Technology Technician | |
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| Packaging Science | |
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| English Language and Literature Letters | ||||
| English Language and Literature | |
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| Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing | |
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| Rhetoric and Composition | |
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| Ethnic, Cultural and Group Studies | ||||
| African-american Black Studies | | |||
| American (u.s.) Studies | |
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| Hispanic-american, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-american Studies | | |||
| Women's Studies | |
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| Family and Consumer Sciences Human Sciences | ||||
| Child Development | |
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| Consumer Merchandising Retailing Management | | |||
| Family Systems | |
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| Family and Community Services | |
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| Family and Consumer Sciences Human Sciences | | |||
| Human Development and Family Studies | | |||
| Human Nutrition | |
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| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | ||||
| Arabic Language and Literature | |
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| Chinese Language and Literature | |
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| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | |
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| French Language and Literature | |
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| German Language and Literature | |
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| Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | |
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| Japanese Language and Literature | |
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| Linguistics | |
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| Russian Language and Literature | |
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| Spanish Language and Literature | |
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| Health Professions and Related Programs | ||||
| Athletic Training Trainer | |
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| Audiology Audiologist and Speech-language Pathology Pathologist | |
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| Clinical Laboratory Science Medical Technology Technologist | |
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| Clinical Medical Social Work | |
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| Large Animal Food Animal and Equine Surgery and Medicine | |
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| Marriage and Family Therapy Counseling | |
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| Medicine | | |||
| Music Therapy Therapist | |
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| Osteopathic Medicine Osteopathy | | |||
| Pre-veterinary Studies | |
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| Public Health | |
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| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | | |||
| Small Companion Animal Surgery and Medicine | |
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| Veterinary Animal Health Technology Technician and Veterinary Assistant | |
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| Veterinary Medicine | | |||
| Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Counselor | |
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| History | ||||
| History | |
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| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services | ||||
| Criminal Justice Law Enforcement Administration | |
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| Forensic Science and Technology | |
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| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services | |
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| Legal Professions and Studies | ||||
| Pre-law Studies | |
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| Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities | ||||
| Humanities Humanistic Studies | |
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| Mathematics and Statistics | ||||
| Applied Mathematics | |
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| Computational Mathematics | |
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| Mathematics | |
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| Statistics | |
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| Multi Interdisciplinary Studies | ||||
| Biological and Physical Sciences | |
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| Classical, Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology | |
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| International Global Studies | |
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| Multi- Interdisciplinary Studies | |
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| Nutrition Sciences | |
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| Natural Resources and Conservation | ||||
| Environmental Science | |
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| Environmental Studies | |
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| Forestry | |
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| Natural Resource Economics | |
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| Natural Resources Management and Policy | |
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| Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management | |
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| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies | ||||
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science | |
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| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management | |
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| Philosophy and Religious Studies | ||||
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| Religion Religious Studies | |
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| Physical Sciences | ||||
| Astrophysics | |
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| Chemistry | |
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| Geology Earth Science | |
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| Materials Science | |
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| Physical Sciences | |
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| Psychology | ||||
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| Psychology | |
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| School Psychology | |
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| Public Administration and Social Service Professions | ||||
| Public Administration | |
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| Public Policy Analysis | |
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| Social Work | |
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| Social Sciences | ||||
| Anthropology | |
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| Economics | |
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| Geographic Information Science and Cartography | |
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| Geography | |
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| International Relations and Affairs | |
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| Political Science and Government | |
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Source: National Center for Education Statistics