Maryland College Park Computer Science

[sgp3213]

Hello everyone. I am a student looking to apply for graduate programs in computer science to start Fall 2014. I was wondering if anyone know whether UMCP offered funding to students in their masters programs. I ask this because, though most CS programs do not offer any funding to MS/MA students, the wording on UMCP's pages seem to suggest that getting a TAship or fellowship is actually quite common for all grad students. Anyone know something that might help clarify?

On a related note, what are your opinions about applying to a PhD vs MS? Has anyone tried applying to a combination of MS & PhD programs if they were unsure of their chances of getting into a PhD program they'd like?

EDIT: Thought it might be a good idea to defend my suggestion by quoting/linking the source information:

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Both M.S. and Ph.D degrees are offered, and almost all full-time students receive financial aid in the form of assistantships, fellowships, and grants."

http://www.cs.umd.ed...d/catalog.shtml

Edited April 11, 2012 by sgp3213