Empowering leaders for a brighter future

Do you want to improve the quality of life for people and the planet? Join our community as we find solutions for a changing environment.

With a rich history as an agricultural college and with state-of-the-art facilities, MSU is one of the top places in the world to study agriculture and the environment. 


What can I study?

With 30 majors in the fields of agriculture and the environment, MSU is cultivating the next generation of environmentalists and sustainability champions.

Majors include

  • animal science;
  • environmental engineering;
  • horticulture;
  • landscape architecture;
  • zoology;
  • and more.
An MSU student tends to plants inside a greenhouse.

MSU students cutting through a large log using a two-person crosscut saw.

How can I get involved?

With 1,000+ student clubs and organizations (including more than 70 related to the environment), there is something for everyone at MSU.

Clubs include

  • Outdoors Club;
  • Minorities in Agriculture;
  • Parks and Recreation Club;
  • Rodeo Club;
  • and many more.

Where will I be learning?

73 acres

of protected natural areas

#11

in the world for plant and animal science

Top 2%

globally for sustainability

Top 20

in agriculture and forestry worldwide

What students are saying

MSU student, Ally, stands in front of a reconstruction of an animal skeleton in the MSU Museum

Student View - Ally

Michigan State University alumni, Rosalyn, talking about her experience at MSU.

Alumni View - Rosalyn