MCSE graduates have typically gone on to tenure-track systematics positions in universities or museums, in the U.S. and elsewhere. The University of Maryland at College Park is a suburban enclave of 1300 acres about ten miles from downtown Washington. College Park is also within easy reach of both the Chesapeake Bay and the Appalachian mountains. All students accepted into MCSE receive full financial support, which may come from outside fellowships or from a variety of sources within the University. Beginning students are most often supported by the Department of Entomology, and typically serve as teaching assistants.
Stipends come with tuition remission and eligibility for state-supported health plans.
After finishing their coursework, students often get support through their advisors, from grants or from funds provided by the Smithsonian or USDA, and serve in return as research or curatorial assistants. Prospective MCSE students are urged to contact University faculty or museum-based systematists with whom they might like to work, at or before or the time they apply. We encourage interviews, in person or by telephone. Admissions procedures , detailed elsewhere on this site, can be summarized as follows. Formal application to the Graduate School can be made on the University of Maryland web site.