Michigan State University

General Information

Name: Michigan State University
Address: , East Lansing, MI 48824-1042
Phone:

• General information: (517) 355-1855
• Financial aid office: (517) 353-5940
• Admissions office: (517) 355-8332

Website: www.msu.edu
Type of Institution: Public, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: None

Financial Aid Recipients

Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
• Any form of aid: 91%
• Federal grants: 18%
• State/local grants: 75%
• Institutional grants: 34%
• Student loans: 39%

Average Amount of Aid Received:
• Federal grants:$3179
• State/local grants:$2240
• Institutional grants:$2757
• Student loans:$3659

Enrollment

Characteristics of undergraduate students

White non-hispanic: 78%
Black non-hispanic: 9%
Hispanic: 3%
Asian/pacific islander: 6%
American indian/alaska native: 1%
Other: 4%

Degrees offered

Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences
• Agricultural and Extension Education Services - Master
  
• Agricultural Business and Management, General - Bachelor, Certificate
  
• Agricultural Communication/Journalism - Bachelor
  
• Agricultural Economics - Master, Doctor
  
• Agricultural Mechanics and Equipment/Machine Technology - Master, Doctor
  
• Agricultural Production Operations, General - Certificate
  
• Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences, Other - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Animal Sciences, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production - Certificate
  
• Crop Production - Certificate
  
• Dairy Science - Certificate
  
• Food Science - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management - Certificate
  
• Horticultural Science - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Landscaping and Groundskeeping - Certificate
  
• Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management - Master
  
• Plant Sciences, General - Certificate
  
• Soil Science and Agronomy, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Turf and Turfgrass Management - Certificate

Architecture and Related Services
• City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning - Bachelor, Master
  
• Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD) - Bachelor

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
• American/United States Studies/Civilization - Master, Doctor
  
• Hispanic-American,Puerto Rican & Mexican-American/Chicano Studies - Doctor
  
• Women's Studies - Bachelor

Biological and Biomedical Sciences
• Biochemistry - Bachelor
  
• Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Biology/Biological Sciences, General - Bachelor, Master
  
• Botany/Plant Biology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology - Master, Doctor
  
• Entomology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Environmental Biology - Bachelor
  
• Environmental Toxicology - Doctor
  
• Epidemiology - Master
  
• Genetics, General - Doctor
  
• Microbiology, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Pathology/Experimental Pathology - Doctor
  
• Pharmacology and Toxicology - Doctor
  
• Physiology, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Plant Genetics - Master, Doctor
  
• Plant Pathology/Phytopathology - Master, Doctor
  
• Zoology/Animal Biology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor

Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
• Accounting - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Business Administration and Management, General - Bachelor, Master
  
• Business/Commerce, General - Master
  
• Construction Management - Bachelor, Master
  
• Finance, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Hospitality Administration/Management, General - Bachelor, Master
  
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General - Bachelor
  
• Labor and Industrial Relations - Master
  
• Logistics and Materials Management - Bachelor, Master
  
• Marketing/Marketing Management, General - Bachelor, Doctor
  
• Merchandising and Buying Operations - Bachelor, Master
  
• Operations Management and Supervision - Master, Doctor
  
• Organizational Behavior Studies - Doctor
  
• Restaurant/Food Services Management - Master

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
• Advertising - Bachelor, Master
  
• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Health Communication - Master
  
• Journalism - Bachelor, Master
  
• Mass Communication/Media Studies - Doctor
  
• Public Relations/Image Management - Master
  
• Radio and Television - Bachelor, Master

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
• Computer and Information Sciences, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor

Construction Trades
• Electrician - Certificate

Education
• Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching - Master, Doctor
  
• Art Teacher Education - Bachelor
  
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services - Master, Doctor
  
• Curriculum and Instruction - Master, Doctor
  
• Education, General - Bachelor, Master
  
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Hearing Impairments - Bachelor
  
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Specific Learning Disabilities - Bachelor
  
• Educational Evaluation and Research - Master, Doctor
  
• Educational Leadership and Administration, General - Master, Doctor
  
• Educational/Instructional Media Design - Master
  
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education - Master
  
• History Teacher Education - Master
  
• Mathematics Teacher Education - Doctor
  
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching - Master
  
• Reading Teacher Education - Master
  
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education - Master
  
• Special Education and Teaching, General - Master, Doctor
  
• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor - Master

Engineering
• Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Chemical Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Civil Engineering, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Computer Engineering, General - Bachelor
  
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Engineering Mechanics - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Engineering, General - Bachelor
  
• Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering - Master, Doctor
  
• Materials Science - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Mechanical Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor

English Language and Literature/Letters
• English Language and Literature, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Technical and Business Writing - Bachelor, Master

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
• Child Development - Bachelor, Master
  
• Family and Community Services - Bachelor, Master
  
• Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General - Bachelor, Doctor
  
• Family Systems - Master
  
• Foodservice Systems Administration/Management - Bachelor
  
• Housing and Human Environments, General - Doctor
  
• Human Nutrition - Master, Doctor

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
• East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other - Bachelor
  
• French Language and Literature - Bachelor, Master
  
• German Language and Literature - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Latin Language and Literature - Bachelor
  
• Linguistics - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Russian Language and Literature - Bachelor, Doctor
  
• Spanish Language and Literature - Bachelor, Master

Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
• Art Therapy/Therapist - Doctor
  
• Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist - Bachelor, Master
  
• Clinical/Medical Social Work - Master
  
• Dietetics/Dietitian (RD) - Bachelor
  
• Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner - Master
  
• Large Animal/Food Animal & Equine Surgery/Medicine (Cert,MS,PhD) - Master, Doctor
  
• Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling - Master
  
• Medical Scientist (MS, PhD) - Master
  
• Medicine (MD) - First Professional
  
• Music Therapy/Therapist - Bachelor
  
• Nursing Science (MS, PhD) - Doctor
  
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) - Bachelor
  
• Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy (DO) - First Professional
  
• Pre-Veterinary Studies - Bachelor
  
• Small/Companion Animal Surgery and Medicine (Cert, MS, PhD) - Master
  
• Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Other (Cert, MS PhD) - Master
  
• Veterinary Medicine (DVM) - First Professional
  
• Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician/Veterinary Assistant - Bachelor, Certificate
  
• Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor - Master

History
• History, General - Bachelor, Doctor

Legal Professions and Studies
• Pre-Law Studies - Bachelor

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies & Humanities
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies - Bachelor, Master

Mathematics and Statistics
• Applied Mathematics - Master, Doctor
  
• Computational Mathematics - Bachelor
  
• Mathematics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Statistics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Ancient Studies/Civilization - Bachelor
  
• Biological and Physical Sciences - Bachelor
  
• Classical/Ancient Mediterranean/Near Eastern Studies & Archaeology - Bachelor
  
• International/Global Studies - Bachelor, Master
  
• Neuroscience - Doctor
  
• Nutrition Sciences - Bachelor
  
• Science, Technology and Society - Bachelor

Natural Resources and Conservation
• Environmental Science - Bachelor
  
• Environmental Studies - Bachelor
  
• Forestry, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Natural Resource Economics - Bachelor
  
• Natural Resources Management and Policy - Master, Doctor
  
• Natural Resources/Conservation, General - Master, Doctor
  
• Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management - Bachelor, Master, Doctor

Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management - Bachelor, Master, Doctor

Philosophy and Religious Studies
• Philosophy - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Religion/Religious Studies - Bachelor

Physical Sciences
• Astrophysics - Bachelor, Master
  
• Chemistry, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Geology/Earth Science, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Physical Sciences - Master
  
• Physics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor

Psychology
• Educational Psychology - Doctor
  
• Psychology, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• School Psychology - Master, Doctor

Public Administration and Social Service Professions
• Public Administration - Bachelor, Master
  
• Social Work - Bachelor, Master, Doctor

Security and Protective Services
• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies - Doctor
  
• Forensic Science and Technology - Master

Social Sciences
• Anthropology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Applied Economics - Bachelor
  
• Economics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Geography - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• International Relations and Affairs - Bachelor
  
• Political Science and Government, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Social Sciences, General - Bachelor
  
• Sociology - Bachelor, Doctor
  
• Urban Studies/Affairs - Master, Doctor

Visual and Performing Arts
• Art History, Criticism and Conservation - Bachelor
  
• Art/Art Studies, General - Bachelor, Master
  
• Conducting - Master, Doctor
  
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General - Bachelor, Master
  
• Fashion/Apparel Design - Bachelor, Master
  
• Interior Design - Bachelor, Master
  
• Jazz/Jazz Studies - Bachelor
  
• Music Pedagogy - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Music Performance, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  
• Music Theory and Composition - Master, Doctor
  
• Music, General - Bachelor
  
• Musicology and Ethnomusicology - Master