Duration

4 years

Starting Date

January, June, August

Tuition Fee

$ 26,580/year

Location

Starkville, United States

About the program

The Animal and Dairy Science major offers an accelerated program to earn both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in a shorter length of time. Students in the Accelerated Program take graduate-level courses and earn both undergraduate credit and graduate credit simultaneously. Students need to consult with a potential graduate advisor to ensure graduate credit could be applied to a program of study for the graduate degree. Applications to these programs are submitted in the junior year (i.e., after completion of 60 or more hours of graded undergraduate courses).Animal and Dairy Science – Production Management program is offered at Mississippi State University.

Career Opportunities

Animal scientists are categorized as agricultural and food scientists in the U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Outlook Handbook. Individuals with this training research ways to improve the efficiency and safety of agricultural establishments and products. Animal scientists need at least a bachelor’s degree from an accredited postsecondary institution, although many get advanced degrees. The median annual wage for agricultural and food scientists was $68,830 in May 2020. Overall employment of agricultural and food scientists is projected to grow 9 percent from 2020 to 2030, about as fast as the average for all occupations.

Courses Included

  • Survey of Chemistry
  • Experimental Chemistry
  • Investigations in Chemistry
  • Chemistry
  • Elementary Organic Chemistry
  • Elementary Organic Chemistry Laboratory
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry Laboratory
  • Biology

Interested? Get started today!