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Mississippi State ranks among the top 100 colleges and universities in the nation in awarding both master's degrees and doctoral degrees to African-Americans.
MSU ranks 58th in awarding doctoral degrees in all disciplines and 90th in awarding master's degrees in all disciplines, according to Black Issues in Higher Education magazine.
The rankings reported in the national publication's July 3 edition are based on degrees awarded in 2001-02 as calculated from U.S. Department of Education data and include both historically black and traditionally white institutions. Eleven doctorates and 100 master's degrees were earned by African-Americans at MSU in 2001-02.
MSU ranked 11th in the nation in master's degrees in biological and life sciences and 31st in master's degrees in education awarded to African-Americans. The university also was 35th in awarding doctoral degrees in education to African-Americans.
Black Issues in Higher Education, which maintains editorial offices in Fairfax, Va., reported in an earlier edition that MSU ranked 61st among all institutions in awarding bachelor's degrees to African-Americans.