Research doctorate (PhD)
PhD in Veterinary Sciences / Comparative & Molecular Biosciences
University of Minnesota · College of Veterinary Medicine · Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
- Official award
- Doctor of PhilosophyPhD
- Pathway
- Science and researchStated for United States
- Format
- On campus
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Research doctorate in the College of Veterinary Medicine through the Veterinary Sciences and Comparative & Molecular Biosciences programs; a DVM/PhD dual degree is also offered.
- Subject
- Veterinary science
- Department
- College of Veterinary Medicine
- Awarding body
- Not stated on the pages we checked
Qualification and professional pathway
Pathway is classified only from a statement on an official page. An award title such as DVM, BVSc, BSc or MSc does not decide it, and no degree, accreditation or listing by itself grants permission to practise anywhere.
- Degree level
- Research doctorate (PhD)A research doctorate with a veterinary focus. It does not qualify anyone to practise as a veterinarian.
- Pathway
- Veterinary science and researchAcademic and research programs (veterinary science, biomedical sciences, public health, epidemiology, pathology and similar). They do not by themselves qualify graduates to practise as veterinarians.
- Why we classify it this way
- The graduate program trains independent scientists in animal, human and ecosystem health research and does not qualify graduates as veterinarians.“Our primary goal is to educate independent scientists to lead our workforce”Source
- Prior degree required
- Not published
Accreditation, evaluation and recognition
Recorded for this program and campus, with the authority’s role. Program accreditation, evaluation status, professional-body recognition, eligibility toward registration, institutional recognition, directory listings and memberships are different things; none of them is automatic permission to practise, and recognition in one country does not guarantee registration in another.
No accreditation, recognition or registration-pathway record for this program has been verified yet. That does not mean none exists; check the national authority and the institution.
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- Not published
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- St. Paul campus (College of Veterinary Medicine)1365 Gortner Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108
Teaching language
- Taught in
- Not stated on the pages we checked
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
Admissions
- Animal or veterinary experience
- Not published
- Interview
- Not published
Research degree details
- Department
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Sciences and Comparative & Molecular Biosciences graduate programs
- Research themes
- Transmission and progression of diseases of domestic animals, wildlife and humans
- Mechanisms of animal and human health
- Finding a supervisor
- Students are admitted directly into the laboratory of a graduate faculty member who has funding to support the student.
Fees and costs
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per year, per credit, whole program), academic year and student category, and is never converted. Annual tuition and whole-program tuition are different figures.
The institution does not publish tuition for this program on the pages we checked. Ask for current fees, what they include and whether clinical or laboratory charges, equipment and protective clothing, travel, placement expenses and insurance are extra.
Scholarships and funding
Funding is shown with its basis and who it is for. Competitive funding is not a guarantee.
First-year Research Assistantship (PhD) Assistantship
Guaranteed to eligible students · Minimum $30,440 annual stipend, tuition waiver and healthcare benefits · First academic year
Eligibility: Incoming PhD students in the CMB and VSci graduate programs
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, duration, full-time or part-time options, intakes, animal or veterinary experience requirement, clinical placement details, whether a prior degree is required, accreditation or recognition record.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 19 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 19 October 2026)