Attention all...I am now an undergraduate at Tisch. You have to understand that our Ph.D. program is abnormally large...8 people are accepted. Other programs, 2 to 4. These people are funded no matter what...NYU gives more money than most programs because of NYC's high cost of living...$25,000 per year.
This means that the MA program is a money-making machine, and that's why our MA program is ridiculously large. You are one of 30 people who were accepted. Around 2 to 4 people are funded (and I only mean partially...low, low sum) the 1st year. The 2nd year (or last semester), this is where you have the chance to be fully funded by becoming a research assistant, a position that is highly competitive.
In other words...Debt for sure.
Our department caters to undergraduates and Ph.D.
