Masters Progams in Clinical or Gen Psych in NYC

[nyc13]

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I'm interested in applying to masters programs in the NYC area for clinical psych or (less preferred option) general psych and have several questions:

what kind of reputation do the programs have? I'm especially interested in hearing about the New School for Social Research, Columbia, and NYU.

cost for each year?
are there funding opportunities in masters programs/can any of it get paid for?
Any that can be completed in less than 2 years?
orientation of the programs?
will getting the masters and doing well in it improve my chances of getting into a phD program later on?

Thanks!

 

[wdd]

I actually started a thread about NYU here. Figure it's going to set you back about $40k for the whole program, and you can probably finish it in three semesters and a summer if you take on a full load.

There aren't any funding opportunities, and they don't offer financial aid, either. You'd have to apply for loans/scholarships.

Other than those hurdles, the program looks to have a pretty wide range f classes, so I don't see a particular bent. There's no thesis requirement; in fact, if you want to do one, you have to get permission.

Their web site is pretty informative (which I can't say about some others ...)

Good luck.

Does Columbia have an MA/MS program? I thought I only saw a PhD at Columbia or TC.

I'm interested in applying to masters programs in the NYC area for clinical psych or (less preferred option) general psych and have several questions:

what kind of reputation do the programs have? I'm especially interested in hearing about the New School for Social Research, Columbia, and NYU.

cost for each year?
are there funding opportunities in masters programs/can any of it get paid for?
Any that can be completed in less than 2 years?
orientation of the programs?
will getting the masters and doing well in it improve my chances of getting into a phD program later on?

Thanks!

 

[kyril]

the new school overall accepts folks into thier masters and then gives you the option to leave it at that or apply for the phd, at which point you also declare your specialization (social, cog, or clinical). in that way, the masters is as competitive as other psych masters, meaning, not too bad, and the competition comes later, when you are vying against other MS students for the PhD spots. also, not so great with funding, very expensive, like NYU. HOWEVER, i've met many an New School student, and they have all been really happy with thier expereience, save the $$ part. if you can get help $$ or otherwise are somewhat comfortable with going out on a financial limb (or have a kick-ass app and have a shot at the like 1 one scholarship they give a year), i'd look further into it.

 

[nyc13]

thanks kyril and wdd, thats really helpful.

 

[PsiKo]

I'm interested in applying to masters programs in the NYC area for clinical psych or (less preferred option) general psych and have several questions:

what kind of reputation do the programs have? I'm especially interested in hearing about the New School for Social Research, Columbia, and NYU.

cost for each year?
are there funding opportunities in masters programs/can any of it get paid for?
Any that can be completed in less than 2 years?
orientation of the programs?
will getting the masters and doing well in it improve my chances of getting into a phD program later on?

Thanks!

Have you ruled out the many CUNY master's programs? I believe that some of them (Brooklyn College, for sure) offer a 60-credit license-track master's program in psych. You won't find a better bang-for-the-buck anywhere in the NYC area, and the programs are easily as good, and often MUCH better, than the big buck private schools.

 

[wdd]

Have you ruled out the many CUNY master's programs? I believe that some of them (Brooklyn College, for sure) offer a 60-credit license-track master's program in psych. You won't find a better bang-for-the-buck anywhere in the NYC area, and the programs are easily as good, and often MUCH better, than the big buck private schools.

I agree. CUNY runs something like $300 per credit for non-residents, about half that for residents. NYU, as I might have mentioned on one of the posts above, is closer to $1100, and New School runs even more. If cost isn't a concern, I still don't think I'd recommend NYU or New School over CUNY; CUNY has several good programs. Check out Pace, too, which is located downtown.

As it's mentioned above and in the other posts on NYU, NYU and New School do not offer funding (few Master's programs do), and being general psych programs, they don't really have an orientation that I know of. NYU is more or less self-directed; there are requirements, but a handful of electives as well, and the thesis is optional. Going full-time, you could probably do NYU in three semesters.