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What? Doctoral programs pay you through stipends. You shouldn't have to pay for any doctoral program, ever.
by yontherubicon 8y ago
What?
Doctoral programs pay you through stipends. You shouldn't have to pay for any doctoral program, ever.
- mchahn 8y agoHmm. When I told the professor trying to "hire" me that I couldn't afford it there was no mention of a stipend. Could it have been different in the 1970s? Pricing on Stanford website (https://registrar.stanford.edu/students/tuition-and-fees https://registrar.stanford.edu/students/tuition-and-fees): Each graduate Engineering unit above 18 is $1200.
- mxwsn 8y agoI'm currently doing a Ph.D. It's standard practice for nearly all PhD programs for the advisor to support a minimal stipend ($15-40k or so depending on the field and university) which goes directly to me, plus university tuition (up to $50k/yr depending on the university) which my lab directly pays my instutition. I only see the tuition bill and that it's paid for me. Notably, this typically isn't the case for Masters programs, which are cash cows for universities like Stanford and charge $40k/yr+ for students. Like the other commenter said, any Ph.D. program that isn't covering your tuition and providing a reasonable stipend has huge red flags all over it. They aren't the norm, either.