{"id":623,"date":"2017-09-26T18:31:53","date_gmt":"2017-09-26T18:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac-new\/?page_id=623"},"modified":"2025-10-16T11:49:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T15:49:13","slug":"cvm-dual-degree","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/vetpac\/cvm-dual-degree\/","title":{"rendered":"CVM Dual Degree"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<p>Pre-Veterinary track students may want to consider dual degrees to receive an excellent foundation for careers in research, public health, government, international health, and private industry. Dual degree programs aim to address the critical need for veterinary researchers and academic clinicians. These programs typically require 6-8 years after undergraduate studies. A DVM dual degree program typically coordinates with one of the following programs of study:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Master of Business Administration (MBA)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Master of Science (MS)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Master of Public Health (MPH)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PhD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Auburn<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vetmed.auburn.edu\/education\/dual-degree-programs\/.\">DVM\/MPH, DVM\/MS, DVM\/PHD, DVM\/Online MBA<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cornell University<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vet.cornell.edu\/education\/doctor-veterinary-medicine\/admissions\/combined-degree-programs\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.vet.cornell.edu\/education\/doctor-veterinary-medicine\/admissions\/combined-degree-programs\">DVM\/PhD<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>UC Davis <\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu\/admissions\/dvmphd-dual-degree\">DVM\/PHD (Veterinary Scientist Training Program)<\/a> <br><a href=\"https:\/\/mpvm.vetmed.ucdavis.edu\/prospective-students\/dual-dvmmpvm-degree-requirements\">DVM\/MPVM Program<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Colorado State University<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/vetmedbiosci.colostate.edu\/degree-programs\/veterinary-professional-program\/dvm-program\/d-v-m-and-ph-d-combined-degree-program\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/vetmedbiosci.colostate.edu\/degree-programs\/veterinary-professional-program\/dvm-program\/d-v-m-and-ph-d-combined-degree-program\/\">DVM\/PhD<\/a> <br><a href=\"https:\/\/vetmedbiosci.colostate.edu\/degree-programs\/veterinary-professional-program\/dvm-program\/d-v-m-and-m-b-a-combined-degree-program\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/vetmedbiosci.colostate.edu\/degree-programs\/veterinary-professional-program\/dvm-program\/d-v-m-and-m-b-a-combined-degree-program\/\">DVM\/MBA <\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/vetmedbiosci.colostate.edu\/degree-programs\/veterinary-professional-program\/dvm-program\/d-v-m-and-m-p-h-combined-degree-program\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/vetmedbiosci.colostate.edu\/degree-programs\/veterinary-professional-program\/dvm-program\/d-v-m-and-m-p-h-combined-degree-program\/\">DVM\/MPH<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>University of Florida<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/mph.ufl.edu\/about\/mph\/collaborative-and-joint-mph-degrees\/doctor-of-veterinary-medicinemaster-of-public-health-dvmmph-joint-degree\/\">DVM\/MPH<\/a> <br><a href=\"https:\/\/research.vetmed.ufl.edu\/studies\/phd-program\/\">DVM\/MS\/PhD<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>University of Georgia<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/vet.uga.edu\/education\/phd-and-masters-degree-programs\/dvm-mph-program\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/vet.uga.edu\/education\/phd-and-masters-degree-programs\/dvm-mph-program\/\">DVM\/MPH<\/a> <br><a href=\"https:\/\/publichealth.uga.edu\/degree\/master-of-public-health-mph\/\">MPH<\/a> <br><a href=\"https:\/\/vet.uga.edu\/education\/phd-and-masters-degree-programs\/dvm-phd-program\/\">DVM\/PhD <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>University of Illinois<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.illinois.edu\/education\/dvm-mph-program\/\">DVM\/MPH<\/a> <br><a href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.illinois.edu\/education\/dvm-phd-program\">DVM\/PhD<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Iowa State University<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ivybusiness.iastate.edu\/academics\/graduate-programs\/double-degree-options\/dvm-mba\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.ivybusiness.iastate.edu\/academics\/graduate-programs\/double-degree-options\/dvm-mba\/\">DVM\/MBA<\/a> <br><a href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/education\/graduate-programs\/concurrent-dvm-phd-program\/\">DVM\/PhD<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ivybusiness.iastate.edu\/academics\/graduate-programs\/double-degree-options\/dvm-mba\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.ivybusiness.iastate.edu\/academics\/graduate-programs\/double-degree-options\/dvm-mba\/\"> <br><a href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/education\/graduate-programs\/concurrent-dvm-phd-program\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.public-health.uiowa.edu\/mph\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.public-health.uiowa.edu\/mph\/\">DVM\/MPH<\/a><\/a><\/a> <br><a href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.iastate.edu\/vcs\/academics\/graduate-programs\/concurrent-dvm-ms\/\">DVM\/MS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kansas State University<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vet.k-state.edu\/academics\/dvm-degree-programs\/concurrent.html\">DVM\/PhD, DVM\/Master&#8217;s<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lincoln Memorial University<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lmunet.edu\/college-of-veterinary-medicine\/graduate-programs\/dual-degree-programs\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.lmunet.edu\/college-of-veterinary-medicine\/graduate-programs\/dual-degree-programs\">DVM\/MBA, DVM\/MPA<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Louisiana State University<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lsu.edu\/vetmed\/dvm_admissions\/dvm_phd.php\">DVM\/PhD<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Michigan State University<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/cvm.msu.edu\/future-students\/dual-degrees\">DVM\/MS (food safety)<\/a> <br><a href=\"https:\/\/cvm.msu.edu\/future-students\/dual-degrees\">DVM\/MPH<\/a> <br><a href=\"https:\/\/cvm.msu.edu\/future-students\/dual-degrees\">DVM\/PhD<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/lsa.umich.edu\/lsa\/academics\/lsa-degrees\/joint-degrees.html\">Combined Programs<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Midwestern University<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.az.midwestern.edu\/admissions-20\">Dual Degree Program<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>University of Minnesota<\/strong><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sph.umn.edu\/academics\/dual-joint-degrees\/veterinary-medicine\/\">DVM\/MPH<\/a> <br><a href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.umn.edu\/education-training\/dvmphd-program\">DVM\/PHD, DVM\/MS<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mississippi State University<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vetmed.msstate.edu\/admissions\/graduate-education\/veterinary-medical-technology\">DVM\/MS, DVM\/PhD<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>University of Missouri<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/healthprofessions.missouri.edu\/public-health\/masters-degree-mph\/dvm-mph-dual-degree\/\">DVM\/MPH<\/a> <br><a href=\"https:\/\/cvm.missouri.edu\/graduate-studies\/\">Graduate programs<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>North Carolina State University<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/cvm.ncsu.edu\/education\/dvm\/combined-degree-programs\/dvm-phd\/\">DVM\/PhD<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/cvm.ncsu.edu\/education\/dvm\/combined-degree-programs\/dvm-mba\/\">DVM\/MBA<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Ohio State University<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/vet.osu.edu\/education\/programs\/vph\/dvmmph-combined-degree\">DVM\/MPH<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vet.osu.edu\/education\/programs\/comparative-biomedical-sciences\">DVM\/PhD\/MS<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Oklahoma State University<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/cvm.msu.edu\/future-students\/dual-degrees\">DVM\/MS, DVM\/PhD<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/business.okstate.edu\/departments_programs\/watson\/mba\/dvm_mba.html\">DVM\/MBA<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Oregon State University<\/strong><br><a href=\"http:\/\/health.oregonstate.edu\/degrees\/graduate\/public-health\/mph\/dvm-mph-dual-degree\">DVM\/MPH<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>University of Pennsylvania<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vet.upenn.edu\/education\/dual-degree-programs\">VMD\/PhD<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Purdue University<br><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vet.purdue.edu\/dvm\/dvm-combined.php\">DVM\/MS, DVM\/PHD Combined programs<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ross University<\/strong><br><a href=\"http:\/\/veterinary.rossu.edu\/dvm-program\/combined-degree.html\">DVM\/Masters<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>St. George\u2019s University<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.sgu.edu\/school-of-veterinary-medicine-catalog\/dvmmaster-of-science\">DVM\/MS<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.sgu.edu\/school-of-veterinary-medicine-catalog\/dvmmaster-of-business-administration\">DVM\/MBA<\/a> <br><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.sgu.edu\/school-of-veterinary-medicine-catalog\/dvmmaster-of-public-health\">DVM\/MPH<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>University of Tennessee<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.utk.edu\/preview_program.php?catoid=19&amp;poid=8345&amp;returnto=2125\">DVM\/PHD<\/a> <br><a href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.tennessee.edu\/admissions\/dvm-dual-degrees\/\">DVM\/MS<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Texas A&amp;M<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/vetmed.tamu.edu\/dvm\/resources\/combined-degrees\/\">DVM\/MS (VPHE), DVM\/MBA<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tufts University<br><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vet.tufts.edu\/dual-degree-programs\/dvmma-fletcher-school\">DVM\/PHD, DVM\/MA (Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy)<\/a> <br><a href=\"https:\/\/vet.tufts.edu\/dual-degree-programs\/dvmms-laboratory-animal-medicine\">DVM\/MS Laboratory Animal Medicine<\/a> <br><a href=\"https:\/\/vet.tufts.edu\/dual-degree-programs\/dvmmaster-public-health-program\">DVM\/MPH-Masters of Public Health<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tuskegee<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tuskegee.edu\/academics\/colleges-schools\/cvm\/research-and-advanced-studies1\/Academic-Degrees.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.tuskegee.edu\/academics\/colleges-schools\/cvm\/research-and-advanced-studies1\/Academic-Degrees.html\">DVM\/MPH, DVM\/MS, DVM\/PhD<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Virginia Maryland Regional-CVM<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/dvm.vetmed.vt.edu\/dvm-admissions\/dual-degree-programs.html\">DVM\/MPH<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Washington State University<\/strong><br>No Dual Enrollments<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Western University<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sph.umn.edu\/academics\/degrees-programs\/dual-degrees\/veterinary-medicine\/\">DVM\/MPH (Partnered with University of Minnesota)<\/a>\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>University of Wisconsin<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vetmed.wisc.edu\/education\/dvm\/dual-degree\/\">DVM\/MS (Comparative Biomedical Sciences), DVM\/PHD, DVM\/MPH, DVM\/Global Health Cert <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pre-Veterinary track students may want to consider dual degrees to receive an excellent foundation for careers in research, public health, government, international health, and private industry. 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