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Hi! So I found out that next fall I will have a TAship where the workload is expected to be 20 hours a week. How many courses could I reasonably take with this responsibility as a TA?

Hi, I am currently in a Master's program in Statistics at a top school and I am doing pretty well. I am still considering my options for potential career paths (currently my main interests are clinical trials, epidemiology or data science in health care) , but I know that I would like to eventually go into industry. However, given my academic performance, my advisors are recommending that I continue with a PhD. I am wondering if I am interested in going into industry, how important is a PhD? Also there is a huge opportunity cost of doing PhD such as reduced income, settling into a career later, and potentially waiting to start a family, etc. So would it be worth it career-wise to do the PhD? Please feel free to share any opinions you may have. Thanks!

cyberwolf, would you say that generalization applies to statistics master's programs as well?

School: Top 10 state school Major: Statistics Minor: Biochemistry Overall GPA: 3.97 (I got 1 B in a Biochemistry, but the rest of my grades are As) Select Quantitative courses: Courses: Calc I,II,III (all As), Matrix & Linear Algebra (A), Experimental Design (A), Applied Regression Analysis (A), Introduction to Biostatistics (A), Intro & Intermediate programming in R (A,A), Intro to Java Programming (A) Current courses: Probability & Mathematical Statistics, Categorical Data Analysis GRE scores: 161 Q 149 V 5.0 W LOR: 2 really good ones & 1 ok one no research experience Programs applying to (all MS): Purdue Stats Minnesota Stats UW-Madison Stats UNC Chapel Hill Biostats Minnesota Biostats Iowa Biostats Do I have a good chance these programs? Any and all feedback is appreciated!

Hello, I understand that Master's students generally are not guaranteed funding like PhD students are. However, I have heard that Master's students may be offered leftover funding. Is this the case at most schools? If so, would this information would be available to students at the time they apply? I also have heard that students may be given assistantships after they arrive to the university, is this generally a common thing? So do the majority of masters' students receive some kind of tuition aid through this method?