What are sources of income during MPH study?

[bonzybuddy]

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Hello friends,
I am going to study MPH in Sep 2010 in Florida International University . I want to know What are good sources of income during my MPH study . e.g assistant ship . I don't know about all these "SHIPS" . Please guide me . Thank you all .

 

[xscpx]

The best source of money is a job. Assistantships and such in Florida are very few and far in between. The ones available are usually only for PhD students and international students.

 

[eckerd82]

I agree, a job is the best you can do if you don't have savings or a home/condo to rent out for income. In retrospect, I wish I'd bought a condo.....I could rent it out for at least 700 a month and have that. Oh well. Decisions on assistantships still haven't been made. I find it very hard to believe that I will get one since I applied really late in the game, although I did submit my resume and cover letter for some.

I'm an RN so I'm trying to get a job in an area hospital working Saturday and Sundays and possibly a shift Friday nights. Staff and faculty from the school stress getting a job related to public health....but mama's gotta eat. And live. And dress herself. And buy books. And pay for gas....you get the idea. So back to the hospital floor I go! LOL

I'd also suggest applying for any fellowships/scholarships this fall and spring....maybe those will help out next term. At least this is what I plan to do.

 

[beebee0]

I am wondering the same thing. I will be very poor because of the high tuition + 0 income during grad school, but if I work a job that's not MPH related (eg. science lab, library, cafeteria), will that look bad on my resume?

I don't suppose there are many hospital job openings for people who have no degree, but if the $10/hr job is gonna do me more harm than good, then I should not even look for one.

 

[Stories]

I am wondering the same thing. I will be very poor because of the high tuition + 0 income during grad school, but if I work a job that's not MPH related (eg. science lab, library, cafeteria), will that look bad on my resume?

I don't suppose there are many hospital job openings for people who have no degree, but if the $10/hr job is gonna do me more harm than good, then I should not even look for one.

An unpaid internship in some health capacity is better than a $10/hr non-related job for your CV/resume. That said, you can be more picky when finding an internship since it's unpaid and find exactly what you want.

 

[notinkansas]

I am wondering the same thing. I will be very poor because of the high tuition + 0 income during grad school, but if I work a job that's not MPH related (eg. science lab, library, cafeteria), will that look bad on my resume?

I don't suppose there are many hospital job openings for people who have no degree, but if the $10/hr job is gonna do me more harm than good, then I should not even look for one.

Taking the initiative to support yourself while in school will NEVER look bad on a resume! Even if it doesn't provide full support. Egad. What has this world come to?

 

[beebee0]

Taking the initiative to support yourself while in school will NEVER look bad on a resume! Even if it doesn't provide full support. Egad. What has this world come to?

I suppose 😎 When I got my first job (this job I'm working now), my supervisor asked me "Why in the world do people put down 'cashier, library assistant' on their resume? It's not even related to this work!" She seriously could not understand why some people have to work in college, and all a college student has had is probably some on-campus jobs.

 

[xscpx]

I suppose 😎 When I got my first job (this job I'm working now), my supervisor asked me "Why in the world do people put down 'cashier, library assistant' on their resume? It's not even related to this work!" She seriously could not understand why some people have to work in college, and all a college student has had is probably some on-campus jobs.

Sounds like she is just an idiot. You need to eat, everyone understands that.

 

[Stories]

I suppose 😎 When I got my first job (this job I'm working now), my supervisor asked me "Why in the world do people put down 'cashier, library assistant' on their resume? It's not even related to this work!" She seriously could not understand why some people have to work in college, and all a college student has had is probably some on-campus jobs.

To be fair, these kinds of jobs often have no relevance to your resume unless you're applying for an entry-level job. And even then, many entry-level jobs don't care about them either. It's all about the person hiring and what he/she thinks is important to include on a resume.

There's a reason you create a selective resume or CV for every position you apply to.

 

[varekai1018]

This wouldn't be a steady source of income, but you could always try consulting with non-profits in the area. NPs tend to be pretty under-resourced in terms of staff, so their capacity to do side projects can be limited.

During my MPH studies, I did some grant/proposal writing and strategic planning with a couple of NPs in the city. It wasn't the most consistent work, but it definitely helped out with bills and rent.

 

[Regression]

Wedding photography helped pay the bills for undergrad. Pays well once you have a steady source of referrals and book on a consistent enough basis. The fixed cost to be a sole proprietor, though, can be a little steep.

I used this to supplement my other jobs as a computer programmer and research assistant.

 

[Vayu]

Sub and unsub stafford loans. As a graduate student in a CEPH accredited institution you can get increased loans up to your expected need which is calculated by the school. The federal loan forgiveness program ensures you'll only be paying a small amount back at the end of your schooling.

 

[Regression]

Sub and unsub stafford loans. As a graduate student in a CEPH accredited institution you can get increased loans up to your expected need which is calculated by the school. The federal loan forgiveness program ensures you'll only be paying a small amount back at the end of your schooling.

Isn't this only if you take certain public service jobs (which are usually the lowest paying, too)? I just know that not all jobs post-MPH qualify for the loan forgiveness.

 

[ald]

The public service loan forgiveness does require that you work in "public service"- which federal agencies, i.e. CDC, are part of. The loan repayment is income based, and you have to make payments for 10 years before the remainder of your loans are forgiven- and you must work in "public service" for the full 10 years. Even so, I think it's still a good option, and one that I'm counting on.

 

[Vayu]

Yes you need to work a public service job for 10 years which includes government, non profits, most hospitals, and universities. This means that rather than being a limited option, the scope of the program is rather large. Many Government jobs, from what i've seen, have decent entry-level pay and strong benefits.

With this program you pay back a percentage of your income, not a percentage of the final loan. So, if your income is less, you pay less. If you are banking, you pay more.

The key thing is that you are not paying a % of the total loan. The amount payed back in 10 years will vary by income, but people who already have 20 - 30k in graduate loans (or who will have this amount by the time they are done) should take advantage of the need-based increased loan amounts for public health graduate students at a CEPH accredited institution

Most graduate students are capped at 20,500 a year (or 10,250 a semester).. more if you go during the summer. Still, in todays world that may not be enough to eat, pay rent, and get all your graduate work done well. For myself, need-based loans means I get about 6k more a year than standard graduate students (about 25k a year, or up to 35 with summer) That combined with the forgiveness program means I'll be paying back only as much as I would have by taking standard loans (since I already owe a good bit).

If I were to take 10k a year or 35k a year the payback will be the same.

While I caution against getting loans to most people, in this case there is a very strong financial program available to help you pay them back, live, and succeed in graduate school.