I/O The Derry-O Posted July 18, 2011 Posted July 18, 2011 Hello Everyone, Has anyone heard of any masters programs in Psychology giving students superb financial assistance? I know that aid varies by candidate, but I was wondering if some masters programs offer full tuition waivers or something comparable to students or is this kind of assistance limited to doctoral candidates?
neuropsych76 Posted July 18, 2011 Posted July 18, 2011 Hello Everyone, Has anyone heard of any masters programs in Psychology giving students superb financial assistance? I know that aid varies by candidate, but I was wondering if some masters programs offer full tuition waivers or something comparable to students or is this kind of assistance limited to doctoral candidates? Yes, I believe there are several that do. I know Villanova offers strong financial support for masters students.
Behavioral Posted July 19, 2011 Posted July 19, 2011 I only know of Wake Forest, and I don't even know if they're continuing to fully fund their students (they did a couple years back with tuition remission and a marginal stipend).
PsychGirl1 Posted July 19, 2011 Posted July 19, 2011 Hello Everyone, Has anyone heard of any masters programs in Psychology giving students superb financial assistance? I know that aid varies by candidate, but I was wondering if some masters programs offer full tuition waivers or something comparable to students or is this kind of assistance limited to doctoral candidates? Villanova gives a decent number of full and half stipends. Drexel gives some scholarships but it's like 1-10% of your tuition and fully merit-based. I haven't run into others on the east coast that give funding to master's students. BC might, but they only take 1 or 2 M.A. students a year, so it wasn't very clear on their website.
PsychGirl1 Posted July 19, 2011 Posted July 19, 2011 Hello Everyone, Has anyone heard of any masters programs in Psychology giving students superb financial assistance? I know that aid varies by candidate, but I was wondering if some masters programs offer full tuition waivers or something comparable to students or is this kind of assistance limited to doctoral candidates? Villanova gives a decent number of full and half stipends. Drexel gives some scholarships but it's like 1-10% of your tuition and fully merit-based. I haven't run into others on the east coast that give funding to master's students. BC might, but they only take 1 or 2 M.A. students a year, so it wasn't very clear on their website.
Scalia Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 I know that Montana State, WWU, EWU and CWU offer financial support, but those are smaller schools as well.
waiting123 Posted August 4, 2011 Posted August 4, 2011 Illinois State University offers full tuition remission and half time GAs for all of their psych programs.
grimmiae Posted August 4, 2011 Posted August 4, 2011 Ball State Offers a decent amount of tuition remission, with an 8,000 stipend and University of Nebraska, Omaha offers tuition remission as well as a stipend.
Mr. Tea Posted August 6, 2011 Posted August 6, 2011 Illinois State University, where I went for my Master's program, has a number of funded Master's programs. They provide you with a full tuition waiver, however, you still have to pay general fees and for health insurance (the latter is pretty cheap, but it's an expense). You generally receive a TA position that requires 10 hours of work per week and gives you a stipend of $400/month. It's not a lot, so I took out loans as well (or you could try to get two GA positions or a part time job elsewhere).
nisf Posted August 7, 2011 Posted August 7, 2011 As far as I know, here's a (non-comprehensive) list of colleges that provide funding for some or all of their MA or MS students in psychology: Claremont Graduate University Mount Holyoke College San Jose State University Villanova University William & Mary Boston College Wake Forest Central Connecticut State University Ball State University And today I guess I just learned about Illinois State and University of Nebraska at Omaha as well. Hope this helps!
do it to julia Posted March 3, 2012 Posted March 3, 2012 Bumping to say thanks for the list. It was a big help. Missouri State has a limited number of GAs that require 20 hours a week in exchange for a full tuition waiver and a stipend of about $850 a month. And the cost of living in Springfield is so low that it's possible to support yourself with just the stipend. MSU was my UG and I've lived here for years, so you can message me with questions if you like.
stereopticons Posted March 4, 2012 Posted March 4, 2012 Just wanted to add that William and Mary doesn't admit MA students that they can't fund (full tuition waiver + 9mo stipend + some summer funding)
rockandroll Posted April 4, 2012 Posted April 4, 2012 Hello Everyone, Has anyone heard of any masters programs in Psychology giving students superb financial assistance? I know that aid varies by candidate, but I was wondering if some masters programs offer full tuition waivers or something comparable to students or is this kind of assistance limited to doctoral candidates? I got full funding and a TA position at Wake Forest and 50% funding at both Brandeis (25% merit, 25% no-strings-attached financial aid) and the New School. I know that Boston College gives 50% funding to all admitted students. Apparently it's a big deal to get funded more than a marginal amount for your master's, so I really lucked out.
gkyluap Posted September 5, 2012 Posted September 5, 2012 I got full funding and a TA position at Wake Forest and 50% funding at both Brandeis (25% merit, 25% no-strings-attached financial aid) and the New School. I know that Boston College gives 50% funding to all admitted students. Apparently it's a big deal to get funded more than a marginal amount for your master's, so I really lucked out. Caffeinated, Can you let us know your "stats" (GRE, GPA, undergraduate institution, prior research experience)?
Joavi Posted September 5, 2012 Posted September 5, 2012 I encountered this list while looking a while back: University of Colorado at Colorado Springs University of Northern Iowa UT San Antonio Augusta State in Georgia College of William and Mary Wake Forest University University of Dayton Villanova University Indiana State University Western Illinois Connecticut College San Diego State University Western Kentucky Idaho State University Ball State U. Towson Univeristy Georgia Southern Western Washington This is a few years old now, but hopefully it helps!
BraaaainsXD25 Posted October 22, 2012 Posted October 22, 2012 Western Illinois University does. They offer full assistantships to most of their accepted students for a 13 hr/week assistantship for the first year (after that you have to apply to other places in the university to get the tuition waiver--usually not too hard to get a job on campus for year 2). It's a small school, but people get in to good PhD programs if they're motivated and independent.
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