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All Life Sciences Graduate Fields

Field Degrees Offered Top Research Areas
Animal Breeding Ph.D., M.S. animal science
Animal Science Ph.D., M.S., M.P.S. animal science; dairy science; nutritional sciences; adult and extension education
Applied Mathematics Ph.D. optimization; theory of computing; algorithms; interdisciplinary mathematics
Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology Ph.D. biochemistry; molecular biology; cell biology; genetics
Biological and Environmental Engineering Ph.D., M.S., M.P.S., M.Eng. biological and environmental engineering; agricultural engineering; environmental sciences; sustainable development
Biomedical Engineering Ph.D., M.S., M.Eng. biomedical instrumentation and diagnostics; drug delivery, design, production, and metabolism; systems biology; systems biology and biomedical engineering
Biometry Ph.D., M.S. biometry; computational biology; new life sciences; biomedical sciences
Biophysics Ph.D. biophysics; biophysics; biochemistry; biomedical instrumentation and diagnostics
Chemical Engineering Ph.D., M.S., M.Eng. complex fluids and polymers; biomolecular engineering; drug delivery, design, production, and metabolism; energy, environment, and sustainable development
Chemistry and Chemical Biology Ph.D. atomic, molecular, and chemical physics; energy; nanomaterials; polymers
Civil and Environmental Engineering Ph.D., M.S., M.Eng. engineering management; structural engineering; energy, environment, and sustainable development; environmental and water resources systems engineering
Comparative Biomedical Sciences Ph.D. cellular & molecular physiology; reproductive physiology; physiological genomics; membrane & epithelial physiology
Computational Biology Ph.D. computational biology; biomedical instrumentation and diagnostics; biometry; risk analysis and assessment
Computer Science Ph.D., M.Eng. artificial intelligence; theory of computing; information, computation, and communication; security
Development Sociology Ph.D., M.S. development sociology; international development; community development; rural development
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Ph.D., M.S. ecology; evolution; biodiversity; environmental sciences
Entomology Ph.D., M.S. entomology; insects; integrated pest management; ecology
Environmental Toxicology Ph.D., M.S. toxicology; genomics; molecular biology; environmental sciences
Food Science and Technology Ph.D., M.S., M.P.S. food science; microbiology; molecular biology; pathogens
Genetics and Development Ph.D. genetics; molecular genetics; genomics; molecular biology
Genomics genomics; cellular & molecular physiology; physiological genomics; microbiology
Horticulture Ph.D., M.S., M.P.S. horticultural sciences; fruit and vegetable production; plant sciences; crop management or crop science
Immunology Ph.D.
International Agriculture and Rural Development M.P.S. international agriculture; international development; sustainable agriculture; sustainable development
International Development M.P.S. international development; international agriculture; sustainable development; development sociology
Mechanical Engineering Ph.D., M.S., M.Eng. turbulence; solid mechanics and materials; aerodynamics and aeroacoustics; biomedical instrumentation and diagnostics
Microbiology Ph.D. microbiology; molecular biology; genomics; new life sciences
Molecular and Integrative Physiology Ph.D. cellular & molecular physiology; reproductive physiology; cardiovascular & respiratory physiology; endocrinology
Natural Resources Ph.D., M.S., M.P.S. ecology; environmental sciences; natural resources; ecosystem biology
Neurobiology and Behavior Ph.D. neuroscience; evolution; zoology; ecology
Nutrition Ph.D., M.S., M.P.S. nutritional sciences; animal science; genomics; molecular biology
Pharmacology Ph.D., M.S. cellular & molecular physiology; biomedical instrumentation and diagnostics; cardiovascular & respiratory physiology; biomedical sciences
Physics Ph.D. experimental elementary particle physics; experimental condensed-matter physics; biological physics; theoretical elementary particle physics
Plant Biology Ph.D. plant biology; molecular biology; genomics; agricultural biotechnology
Plant Breeding Ph.D., M.S., M.P.S. plant breeding and genetics; agricultural biotechnology; genetics; genomics
Plant Pathology & Plant-Microbe Biology Ph.D., M.S., M.P.S. plant pathology; disease control; pathogens; integrated pest management
Plant Protection M.P.S. integrated pest management; pest management; biological control; pesticide management
Psychology psychology; neuroscience; cognitive studies; evolution
Science and Technology Studies Ph.D. science and technology studies; biodiversity; information science; intellectual property
Soil and Crop Sciences Ph.D., M.S., M.P.S. environmental sciences; crop management or crop science; soil and crop science; sustainable agriculture
Statistics Ph.D., M.S., M.P.S. biometry; financial engineering; statistics; applied probability
Zoology Ph.D. biodiversity; ecology; evolution; reproductive physiology