Degree Programs

Each year about 80 students begin their studies in the four-year Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree program. In 2004, the school ranked first among the 32 North American veterinary schools in the combined GRE scores of its entering class. In recent years, we have consistently been among the top three schools in graduates' success in competitive matching program for internships and residencies. Our innovative graduate programs include:

• A combined DVM/MS in Comparative Biomedical Sciences Program
• A combined DVM/MS in Laboratory Animal Medicine Program
• A combined DVM/MPH with Tufts University School of Medicine Program
• A PhD in Biomedical Sciences Program
• A MS in Animals and Public Policy Program
• A MS in Conservation Medicine

TCSVM offers students an opportunity to customize their education through selectives and electives alongside the core curriculum. We have also developed signature opportunities that push the traditional boundaries of veterinary medicine:

• International Veterinary Medicine
• Wildlife Medicine

The Tufts Center for Conservation Medicine places the Cummings School in the forefront of the emerging study of human, animal and environmental health in ecosystems—locally and globally. The school's Center for Animals and Public Policy enhances the study of the role of all animals in our society. New initiatives, including a shelter medicine program, help integrate multiple elements of our medical, surgical and ethics curricula.