Getting Ph.D while working

[yamamotomiechan]

Hi folks!

I just want to hear some experience and opinions. I got accepted at very good university as Ph.D degree this year.

So I will go there. At first, I planned to get Ph.D.

However, my situation got different from the previous situation so that it seems that I cannot get Ph.D in terms of money even if I get funding.

The problem is my family. My family got a trouble about money. So I have to sustain my family as soon as possible.

I want Ph.D in the future, but I have to work after getting Master.

Is it possible to get Ph.D while working (at leas over 60k)?

I think nobody cannot answer this clearly, but I want to hear some good information and the same experience like me.

[Brown Davis]

Very few schools will even consider letting you do a PhD part-time and no good schools will. A PhD can take 8 years even as a full-time student and your credits start to expire after 10 years. Psychology PhD programs are very competitive they are not going to take someone who isn’t fully committed to the program. Some even make you sign a contract saying you won’t try to get another job while working on the PhD. For more information you may get reference from here http://www.thedegreeexperts.com/dg-doctorate-programs-133.aspx

[starmaker]

Psychology? The OP is listed as being interested in CS, and this is the CS forum.

Yes, you can get a PhD while working, but it's hard, and not all programs will let you. And most programs will require you to be a full-time PhD student. So you can work full-time and go to school full-time, or work part-time and go to school full-time.

[timuralp]

Psychology PhD programs are very competitive they are not going to take someone who isn’t fully committed to the program.

Why are you talking about Psychology PhD programs?

Anyway, the best bet is finding employers that would benefit from employees earning a PhD. One example is MIT Lincoln Labs. Allegedly, one can get paid most of the regular salary, while working on a PhD from MIT or Tufts. It's definitely hard to find something like that and even harder to get, but seems like the best shot.

[yamamotomiechan]

Thank you for sharing information

It seems that it is very difficult to do what I want to do.

I checked MIT Lincoln Labs. I do not have US citizen ship. So I am not eligible for applying.

Anyway, I think I cannot get accepted at that place. MIT Lincoln Labs seems very very difficult for me.

[starmaker]

One example is MIT Lincoln Labs. Allegedly, one can get paid most of the regular salary, while working on a PhD from MIT or Tufts. It's definitely hard to find something like that and even harder to get, but seems like the best shot.

I don't know if the OP, not being a US citizen, is eligible for any of them, but there are several other companies in the Boston area with similar programs. In addition to LL, there are options like this at MITRE, Draper Lab, and BBN (you might be noticing a pattern - these are all government contractors). Possibly other places; those are just the ones that I know about.

[timuralp]

I don't know if the OP, not being a US citizen, is eligible for any of them, but there are several other companies in the Boston area with similar programs. In addition to LL, there are options like this at MITRE, Draper Lab, and BBN (you might be noticing a pattern - these are all government contractors). Possibly other places; those are just the ones that I know about.

I know MITRE and BBN (Raetheon) require the employees to be citizens. I don't know of any private companies (non-defense contractors) that offer this option, but they might exist.