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19 unusual facts about Master of Science


Ashiq Hussain

Hussain received his M.Phil in Molecular Biology in 2006 from the prestigious Center for Applied and Molecular Biology, with highest distinction of summa cum laude and a Gold Medal.

Brian Fischer

He has spent his entire career in the Correctional Services department since receiving his B.S. in Psychology from Upsala College in 1966 and an M.S. from the University of Bridgeport in 1968.

Cajetan J. B. Baumann

He then went on to earn a bachelor's degree from St. Bonaventure University in 1941 and a Master of Science from Columbia University, where he later served on the Board of Governors of the School of Architecture.

David Allan Young

He then taught science at the Louisville Public School System and later studied entomology at the Cornell University and obtained a Master of Science in 1942.

Jahri Evans

In 2009 he established a full scholarship for out-of-state minority students enrolled in BU's Master of Science in clinical athletic training program.

Jesse A. Wilson, Jr.

He also earned a Master of Science in Operations Research from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA (1991) and a Master of Arts degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College in 2001.

Jonathan M. Rothberg

After completing college at Carnegie Mellon, Jonathan went on to attend Yale University and earn a M.S., M.Phil., and Ph.D. in biology.

Karl B. McEachron

McEachron received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering from Ohio Northern University in 1913 and M.S. from Purdue University in 1920,

Linus Liang

He worked at Microsoft as a Program Manager for two years, and then attended Stanford University to further his CS studies, earning a Master of Science degree.

Master of Science

The Master of Science (M.Sc.) academic degree has been recently introduced in Germany, as the once common Diplom or Magister programmes typically lasting four to five years were replaced by separate three-year bachelor and two-year master programs.

Menachem Lewin

After his release from British prison, Lewin continued his university studies, receiving an MSc in chemistry in 1945 and a PhD in 1947.

Michel Boudart

He earned his BS and MS from the University of Louvain in 1944 and 1947 respectively and earned his PhD in chemistry at Princeton University in 1950 under the guidance of Hugh Stott Taylor.

Mlađan Dinkić

He graduated from the First Economy highschool in Belgrade in 1983 and obtained his B.A. at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Economics in 1988 and his M.Sc. in 1993.

Nasrin Soltankhah

Soltankhan received a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics (1976), a Master of Science in Mathematics (1978), and a PhD in Mathematics (1994) from Sharif University of Technology.

NJIT School of Management

NJIT offers a Bachelor of Science program (four years, 124 credits), a Master of Science in management program (30 credits), and two Master of Business Administration (MBA) programs: One regular (48 credits; two years for full-time students, three or four years for part-time students) and the other an accelerated 18-month Executive MBA program for managers and professionals.

Pattanathil Sundaran

The story follows Kizhakkethil Sundaresan (Dileep), a grocery store owner who never attended college, who is married to Radhamani (Navya Nair), a M.Sc. graduate.

Toryalai Wesa

After securing his BS in Agricultural Economics and Extension from the Faculty of Agriculture at Kabul University in 1973, he pursued his MS at the Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences at American University of Beirut in Lebanon.

Will Cross

He earned a Bachelor of Arts from Allegheny College, a Master of Science in Education from Duquesne University, and Secondary Principal’s Certification from the University of Pittsburgh, where he specialized in educational programs for troubled teens.

William A. Wilson

Wilson met his wife, Elizabeth "Betty" Johnson, at Stanford University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1936 and a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1937 before marrying in 1938.


Agha Shahi

In 1939, Shahi enrolled in Indian Institute of Science where he joined the Department of Physics, and receiving his B.Sc. in Physics, followed by M.Sc. in applied physics and M.A. in Mathematics in 1944.

Alexander Watt

He then went to University of Cambridge to work on beech forest under Arthur Tansley and obtained a M.S. in 1919 (after interruption by military service 1916-1918).

Alexandre Beaudoin

He also pursues his full-time study during the same period, obtaining a degree of MSc in Health Technology Assessment (HTA) & Management in 2009 with the medical schools of four different universities: University of Montreal, University of Ottawa, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (Barcelona) and Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Rome).

Anand Rajaraman

He has an MS and a PhD in Computer Science from Stanford University and a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science from IIT Madras (Class of 1989).

Andreas Schleicher

He studied physics in Hamburg and then mathematics at Deakin University, where he graduated with a Master of Science degree in 1992.

Andrew Rohan

Born in Iraq, Rohan completed studies in petroleum geology at the University of Baghdad, graduating with a Bachelor of Science (Geology) in 1970 and a Master of Science (Petroleum Geology) in 1975.

Bilkent Faculty of Business Administration

The Bilkent Faculty of Business Administration offers B.S. degree at undergraduate level and MBA, M.S., Ph.D. degrees at graduate level.

Chavali Vyaghreswarudu

Prof Chavali Vyaghreswarudu, MBBS, MS, FICS, FACS was an orthopedic surgeon of Andhra Pradesh, India.

Ciarán Mackel

Project Management, MSc Design, RIBA MRIAI, is a Belfast-born architect and urban designer; and Practice Principal in ARD Ciaran Mackel Architects.

Earl E. Stone

In June 1925, Stone attended the Naval Postgraduate School and earned his Master of Science degree in Communications engineering.

Ernesto Morgado

Ernesto M. Morgado has been awarded a Licentiate degree in Mechanical Engineering (1976) from Instituto Superior Técnico (Technical University of Lisbon) and a Master of Science in Computer Science (1981) and a Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence (1986) from State University of New York at Buffalo.

Gilbert Bukenya

While outside Uganda, he obtained the degrees of Master of Science (MSc) from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine UK, and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from the University of Queensland with a thesis topic of The Epidemiology of Under-Five Childhood Diarrhoeas In A Peri-Urban Population of Papua New Guinea.

Jean Paul Jacob

He received his electronic engineering degree from the Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica, in Brazil, and his MS and PhD degrees in Mathematics and Engineering from the University of California, at Berkeley, in 1966.

Jim Hiscott

It was while pursuing graduate studies in the sciences at Lancaster University in England in 1970 that he decided to switch his career path to music; although he did earn a Master of Science from the University of Toronto in 1971.

Joan S. Ash

Joan S. Ash, PhD, MLS, MS, MBA, is Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), Portland, OR.

Johnny Matson

He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology and Biology from Eastern Illinois University in 1973, a Master of Science degree in Counseling Psychology, also from Eastern Illinois University the following year.

Karen Kohanowich

Kohanowich received a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from Vanderbilt University in 1982, a Master of Science in Air Ocean Science from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1995, and a Master of Science in Environmental Science and Policy from Johns Hopkins University in 2005.

Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim

He then went on the National University of Singapore, where he completed Bachelor of Science (Honours) and Master of Science degrees in Real Estate Management.

Piet Van Waeyenberge

In 1962 he obtained a Master of Science in Agricultural Economics at the University of Illinois Champaign (Urbana, IL USA) and in 1963 a Master of Business Administration at INSEAD (Fontainebleau, France).

Robert Ackman

Born in Dorchester, New Brunswick, his education included a Bachelor of Arts in organic chemistry from the University of Toronto received in 1950, a Master of Science in organic chemistry from Dalhousie University received in 1952, a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of London received in 1956, and a D.I.C. in organic chemistry from Imperial College London.

Ronald Ebanks

Ronald Ebanks was accepted at The University of Birmingham, UK and as of June 2010 is currently in his third year of a Master in Science in Analytical Science (MSci) degree at the university's School of Chemistry.

Rupert Taylor

He was educated at the progressive independent Dartington Hall School in Devon and completed a BA degree in Politics and Government at the University of Kent in 1980, followed by an MSc at the London School of Economics in 1981 and a PhD in Sociology at Kent, completed in 1986.

Shamim Chowdhury

Chowdhury has a BSc from Queen Mary University, a MSc from Birkbeck College, and a post-graduate diploma in Newspaper Journalism from City University London.

Sosefo Fe‘aomoeata Vakata

He holds a Master of Science degree in Physics from the University of Queensland, and also has an IRB Level 2 Rugby Coaching Certificate; he lists coaching rugby as one of his hobbies.

State University of New York College of Optometry

The College grants a professional degree, the Doctor of Optometry (O.D.), and two academic degrees, the Master of Science (M.S.) in Vision Science and the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Vision Science.

Studies on intercessory prayer

Daniel Wirth, a.k.a. John Wayne Truelove, is not an M.D. but an M.S. in parapsychology who has since been indicted on felony charges for mail fraud and theft, committed apparently at the time the study was claimed to be conducted, and he pled guilty.