Pegah Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Hey everyone, please help me decide. I have got a full fund Phd from Northeastern and a Masters offer from UMASS. UMASS ranks MUCH better but it will take almost all my savings. On the other hand, I would like to have a masters to use professionally rather than a PhD for research. please help me decide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svent Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 If you want a Master's, get a Master's. Hopefully you can get a TA job or at least a summer internship to mitigate the effect on your savings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsCsAspirant5688 Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 go for Phd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnycomelately Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Go for the PhD program. It won't cost you anything, and if you decide that you want to stop-out after earning an MA en-route to the PhD you can, or you might decide to continue with the program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svent Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Disagree. PhD pushes you into research even the first couple years. You may even burn some bridges in quitting like that. Some schools won't let you duck out with a Master's. You won't have nearly as much time to work on your portfolio for jobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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