I've been researching iit more in depth since I was accepted on the 5th, and it really seems like it may not be worth it. I did research the program prior to applying, but I just didn't know where to look apparently. The phd program is 96 credit hours, each credit hour is $1140, talking about 110,000 prior to insurance, fees, books, cost of living, etc. It looks like there's no funding. For those of you that know anything about IIT, could you tell me if it is a correct summation to say that this is a school for applicants who don't have strong apps and thus have to resort to paying for their phd?
I was also accepted into a masters io program where I live now, however I would only receive half tuition waiver, still end up paying about 16k for my masters, would it be worth it? If I did get my masters first, is it correct that I wouldn't be able to transfer any of those credits into whichever phd program I was accepted into afterwards?