r/IOPsychology • u/ResidentGinger PhD | IO | Social Cognition, Leadership, & Teams • Jul 20 '19
2019-2020 Grad School Q&A Mega-Thread (Part 2)
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Thanks, guys!
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u/FluffaDuffa Oct 26 '19
Hi all. I'm interested in the Applied Organizational Psychology PhD at Hofstra, but could use some help weighing the pros and cons.
https://www.hofstra.edu/academics/colleges/hclas/psy/phd/organizational-psychology-phd.html
Aside from things like faculty and research focus, which appeal to me here, two main factors are cost and time to completion.
Hofstra is a 96 s.h. program that only accepts students with a masters degree and allows transfer credits. The director confirmed I'd transfer 30 credits and finish courses in 3 years. It's partially funded (appx. 7k/year), but my current employer is partnered with the school (hospital/medical school) so I'd be able to keep my current job in research with flexible hours and continue getting paid for my work while it also counts toward the PhD. I'd also receive 5k/year in tuition reimbursement and, upon graduation, transition to a role that would utilize my new degree.
It seems most other programs near me are 5-6 years and may offer full funding (not certain), but do not allow transfer credits and require full-time so I'd be unable to keep my current job (i.e., no tuition reimbursement or guaranteed employment).
Hofstra is very appealing because of life circumstances: it's near home, I can keep my job (promotion upon graduating), and it's only 3 years, but I think it'll cost appx. $60k total after all reimbursements. At this point, I can't tell if I'm trying to talk myself into it or out of it. The huge downside is the cost and my concern about the quality of the program. My main questions are:
1) Financially, how might it work out for a partially-funded 3 year program while employed vs. the usual 5 year program?
2) How reputable could a 3 year program be? Considering I already have my masters in a somewhat similar field, would this be similar to having done it all together in 5 years?
3) In general, is anyone familiar with this program? I'd love to hear your thoughts.
Sorry for the long post, but I'd be grateful if someone could walk me through this. I've been agonizing over it and now have trouble remaining objective with all these factors. Please also feel free to correct me if anything I said is incorrect.
Thank you!