Choosing an I/O Psych M.A./M.S.

[Pas]

I'm trying to choose between schools in Kentucky and Tennessee. My options are MTSU, WKU, EKU, and NKU. (Lots of acronyms, I know!) Chattanooga and Memphis are too far away from where I would like to be, location-wise.

It is extremely difficult to find any kind of comprehensive, current ranking system, but NKU just feels right, for some reason. What are your thoughts? I am more interested in an applied focus, and I have no idea if I will ever go for the Ph.D., so that isn't too much of a consideration.

[Engali]

Have you gone to SIOP.org and actually looked at graduate program section and the articles about them?

http://www.siop.org/tip/backissues/July04/06kraiger.aspx

A survey of graduate students found MTSU ranked 12th in the top twenty master's programs in I/O psych. Read the section on the methodology to understand why the results should be taken with a grain of salt. It's still valuable information.

From my research, MTSU and WKU are the best bets for preparing you for practice or further graduate training at the doctoral level.

[Engali]

Have you gone to SIOP.org and actually looked at graduate program section and the articles about them?

http://www.siop.org/tip/backissues/July04/06kraiger.aspx

A survey of graduate students found MTSU ranked 12th in the top twenty master's programs in I/O psych. Read the section on the methodology to understand why the results should be taken with a grain of salt. It's still valuable information.

From my research, MTSU and WKU are the best bets for preparing you for practice or further graduate training at the doctoral level.

To clarify, I meant that MTSU and WKU were the best of the ones you mentioned.