Computer Science Northeastern Phd vs UMASS Masters

[Pegah]

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.

[svent]

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.

[MsCsAspirant5688]

go for Phd

[johnnycomelately]

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. 

[svent]

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.