Grad-school research

[serene]

I'm looking around for graduate degree programs to apply to after I've aced the GRE (what? I'm gonna kick its ass!) and I may as well start keeping track here, so I can find it later, now that I don't have google docs any more. I'm going to add to it as the day goes on and I do more research. Tagging these sorts of things with the "being a co-ed" tag.

Not going to list degrees from places like University of Phoenix and National University, as I'd almost rather not go than attend someplace I'm not super-proud of. I'm also skipping places like the University of San Francisco, which is a Catholic school, even though I know it's a good school.

In-person (local) Master's Degrees:

Counseling

CSU San Francisco:
Clinical Psychology: http://www.sfsu.edu/~bulletin/current/programs/psychol.htm#745
Counseling: http://www.sfsu.edu/~bulletin/current/programs/counsel.htm#1253
MSW: http://www.sfsu.edu/~bulletin/current/programs/social.htm#1097

CSU East Bay:
Counseling: http://www20.csueastbay.edu/ecat/graduate-chapters/g-epsy.html#ms-coun
Marriage and Family Therapy Option, http://www20.csueastbay.edu/ecat/graduate-chapters/g-epsy.html#ms-coun
MSW: http://www20.csueastbay.edu/ecat/graduate-chapters/g-sw.html#mas-soc-wk

UC Berkeley:
MSW: http://socialwelfare.berkeley.edu/

Disability-related stuff:

CSU San Francisco:
Communicative Disorders: http://www.sfsu.edu/~bulletin/current/programs/speciale.htm#1632
Master of Arts in Education: Concentration in Special Interest Area: http://www.sfsu.edu/~bulletin/current/programs/adminint.htm#501539
MA Special Education, emphasis on one of the following: Guide Dog Mobility, Mild/Moderate Disabilities, Moderate/Severe Disabilities, Orientation and Mobility, Physical and Health Impairments, Visual Impairments, Vocational Special Education: http://www.sfsu.edu/~bulletin/current/programs/speciale.htm#501535
Rehab counseling: http://www.sfsu.edu/~bulletin/current/programs/counsel.htm#1521

CSU East Bay:
Special Ed, Mild-Moderate Disabilities or Moderate-Severe Disabilities Option, http://www20.csueastbay.edu/ecat/graduate-chapters/g-epsy.html#ms-spec-edu
Speech-Language Pathology: http://www20.csueastbay.edu/ecat/graduate-chapters/g-sppa.html#ms-spe-lang-path

Education-type things:

CSU San Francisco:
Education, Equity and Social Justice in Education: http://www.sfsu.edu/~bulletin/current/programs/adminint.htm#400
Education, Instructional technologies: http://www.sfsu.edu/~bulletin/current/programs/insttech.htm#167

UC Berkeley/SFSU Joint:
Special Ed: http://www-gse.berkeley.edu/

In-person (local) doctoral programs [Note: as I said to ajnabieh: "I decidedly do not want a Ph.D. -- I think it's a bad career move, and I think that Ph.D. programs only encourage people to take Ph.D. programs so they (the programs) will have more research assistants to do their work for them. That said, my boss wants me to get a Ph.D. (she's got one) and if I don't at least look at the programs, I can't tell her I did due diligence. :-)"]

CSU San Francisco:
Ph.D. Education, Concentration in Special Education: http://www.sfsu.edu/~bulletin/current/programs/speciale.htm#2164

Mills:
Ed.D.: http://www.mills.edu/academics/graduate/educ/programs/educational_leadership.php#phd

UC Berkeley:
Psychology: http://psychology.berkeley.edu/
MSW/PhD: http://socialwelfare.berkeley.edu/

Online Master's Degrees:

Community-development sorts of things:

Penn State, Community and Economic Development: http://www.worldcampus.psu.edu/degrees-and-certificates/community-and-economic-development-masters/overview

Counseling and therapy

UMass:
Family Therapy: http://www.umassonline.net/degrees/Online-Degree-Master-Family-Therapy-Counseling.cfm
Mental Health Counseling: http://www.umassonline.net/degrees/Online-Degree-Master-Mental-Health-Counseling.cfm

Disability-related counseling sorts of things

UMass:
Curriculum and instruction, autism studies option: http://www.umassonline.net/degrees/Online-Degree-Masters-Behavioral-Autism.cfm
Rehab counseling: http://www.umassonline.net/degrees/Online-Degree-Master-Rehabilitation-Counseling.cfm
Vision studies (orientation and mobility): http://www.umassonline.net/degrees/Online-Degree-Master-Vision-Studies-Orientation-Mobility.cfm
Vision studies (visual rehabilitation therapy): http://www.umassonline.net/degrees/Online-Degree-Master-Vision-Studies-Rehabilitation-Therapy.cfm


Educational Technology

Penn State: http://www.worldcampus.psu.edu/degrees-and-certificates/instructional-systems-educational-technology-masters/overview

Comments

[ajnabieh]

When do your classes start this fall? School is exciting! And of course you will ace your GRE, that's not even a question. :)

*the following is unsolicited advice from an internet-acquaintance; feel free to stop reading, dismiss, or tell me how wrong I am*

The PhD is a really, really, really overrated degree. For most career paths, it simply isn't necessary. I think a lot of people have this moar skool => SMRT philosophy which leads them to get PhDs...and then PhD programs screw them over, take their time and money, and they're no better off.

You may know better that you need a PhD for exactly the sort of work you want to do (there's a certain level in university admin you can't rise above without it, fr'ex), but just...I'm really, really wary of PhD programs in most cases. And this is as somebody who is six months from having hers. I think my department stole a lot of money from a lot of people, and it's a travesty.

[serene]

I decidedly do not want a Ph.D. -- I think it's a bad career move, and I think that Ph.D. programs only encourage people to take Ph.D. programs so they (the programs) will have more research assistants to do their work for them.

That said, my boss wants me to get a Ph.D. (she's got one) and if I don't at least look at the programs, I can't tell her I did due diligence. :-)

[jae]

Why does your boss want you to get a Ph.D.?

-J

[serene]

She has one, and she has had a job in her field for a long time, so I think her motherly instincts toward me (which are generally beneficial to me) make her want me to have one, as well, but I don't think she fully appreciates how few jobs there are out there for Ph.D.s. And she thinks I'm super-smart, which I am, but I don't need a Ph.D. to prove that.

I would be happy to stay in my current job forever, and was really just going back to get my BA finished because I've always wished I'd finished it and I only have a year or so left on it. But as it turns out, a really perfect-for-me job in our department will be opening up in a few years, and if I have a graduate degree, I'm a really strong candidate for it, but it doesn't have to be a Ph.D.

[jae]

Yeah, and in fact, the chances of you (or anyone!) finishing a Ph.D. "in a few years" is very slim. You are waaaaay better off with some sort of masters programme (but it sounds like you know that).

-J

[serene]

Yeah. Thanks for the validation, though!

[eeyorerin]

My (unsolicited) advice: look to see which programs offer funding opportunities (research assistant, teaching assistant, fellowship, etc) to MA students (most don't; some do, though). A program which offers you funding -- even if it's just tuition remission -- is definitely one to consider. Also, look at the placement rates and career preparation for graduates -- I know that you'll hopefully just move up at the Best Job Ever, but programs that prepare people well for careers will help you in that move, I'm sure.

[serene]

Thank you; much appreciated!

[serene]

(I really don't want to stop doing my current job while I get my Master's. Do you think that's unrealistic of me?)

[eeyore_grrl]

I'm not trying to change your mind, but my experience with National is thus: I didn't want to go to a diploma mill "fake" school even though it doesn't really matter where you get your MA or credential for teaching in public schools. I went to SJSU for spec ed and it was horrid, the program sucked tacks. I'm in my 2nd class at national and they seem to be the better school (for spec ed MA/credential work). i was surprised.

[serene]

Good info, thanks! (My short tenure at National was actually quite good, too. Maybe I *should* change my mind. We'll see how things go.)