Graduate Admissions
Ready to get serious with your career options?
Polished. That’s perhaps the best word to describe students who complete a graduate program at MUW. They lead and perform work in their fields that is remarkable and results-oriented. Sound appealing? When you’re prepared by the best that’s what you become. Our professors are highly-trained experts who are still active in their fields.
Better Than Average
According to a statewide study, Mississippi graduates with a master’s degree made, on average, over $10,000 more than graduates with a bachelor’s degree in just the first year of their job. We don’t need to speculate over how many zeroes difference that could mean over a lifetime. A graduate degree is the new standard for leaders of the global economy. It’s what the best and the brightest strive for. And, at MUW, supportive faculty and peers are here to learn with and help you. Unlike an annual salary, it’s not easy to calculate the value of a support system like that.
Flexible options that make it work for you
If you recently completed your undergraduate degree and are looking to focus on your graduate degree, we’re ready for you. If you’re a working professional looking to advance in your career, we understand that you’re busy. The fact that you’re still interested in making an advanced degree a priority – that’s something we respect. Regardless of your situation, MUW has learning options that allow you to pave your own path to success.
Admission to Graduate Studies
General admission requirements for all graduate programs at The W
- A completed Graduate Application form.
- Official Transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate work from each institution attended, including MUW transcripts. Transcripts must verify that the applicant received a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited four-year institution and that the applicant has a minimum 2.75 overall GPA (based on a four-point scale) for undergraduate studies or a minimum 3.0 GPA in the most recent 60 hours of undergraduate coursework; individual programs may have greater GPA-related requirements.
When you request your official transcripts to be sent electronically, please select Mississippi University for Women Graduate Studies or type graduatestudies@muw.edu
Physical Transcripts should be sent to:
Mississippi University for Women Graduate Studies
1100 College Street, MUW-1603
Columbus, MS 39701
- Official Test Scores are required for the programs listed below. Official scores should be sent
directly from the testing service to Mississippi University for Women Graduate Studies. Test
scores may not be more than five years old at the time of application.
- Education: Praxis Core
- Speech-Language Pathology: Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
- International Students: TOEFL or proof of graduation from English-language institution
- Proof of Immunization: Applicants are required to show evidence of 2 doses of MMR (mumps,
measles, and rubella) vaccination (some exemptions may apply). Submit all immunization records to the Campus
Health Center:
- Mail to: Campus Health Center, 1100 College Street MUW 330, Columbus, MS 39701
- Email to healthcenter@muw.edu
- Fax to (662) 241-7486
- Letters of Professional Recommendation. The letters should state the applicant’s
qualifications for graduate work from persons who have personal knowledge of the applicant’s academic or
work performance.
- Three letters of professional recommendation (using the appropriate form) for all programs.
- A $25 application fee, payable to through the graduate application at time of submission.
- Additional Requirements: Certain graduate programs have additional requirements. Review those requirements on the individual program website.
International Graduate Students
International Students at The W join a diverse, multicultural community of students from over a dozen nations. And being consistently ranked as one of the Top 20 public universities in the South, it's no wonder nearly 3,000 men and women call our university home. Students may choose from 11 accredited graduate programs in our four colleges and schools.