noob graduate school question

molliebatmit
Tue, 20 Feb 2007 08:18:51 +0000

You don’t have to have an undergrad major in the subject in which you choose to go to graduate school*, but it will help immensely if you take a few upper-division electives in the grad school subject while an undergrad – if you want to major in physics and go to grad school for engineering, at least take the intro engineering sequence and an elective or two while an undergrad.

*Note that graduate school (master’s, PhD) is different from professional school (medical, law). Professional schools generally do not care what you major in. Grad schools care a little more.

PShap, I’m not sure what tuition is like for master’s programs in the humanities, but PhD programs in general are usually funded – the school will give you an aid package that covers your tuition and fees, and will usually give you a small living stipend on top of that.