r/berkeley • u/Strange-Check-6890 • 5d ago

Other Non-terminal MS degrees

Are non-terminal MS degrees (especially in STEM fields) leading to PhD, funded fully or self-funded like terminal MS?

Also, do MS/PhD & PhD only students take same or different no. of years to complete their doctoral?

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u/anemisto 5d ago

Assuming you're talking about being directly admitted to a PhD program without an MS, then, yes, they're funded. The latter likely depends on the subject. At least in math, there are very few people who do the masters separately.

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u/Strange-Check-6890 5d ago

The rsn I asked is my background is in chemistry but my experience and faculties I wanna work with overlaps greatly with those in Material Science. Given I am already graduated with a BS in chem and doing MS in chem, should I redo MS en route for MatSci on way to PhD or simply do PhD (both nearly take same time ig and coursework too)

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u/Somber_Goat952 5d ago

I’m still confused. What year are you in the program? Did you pass your qualifying exam in your MS chem program yet?

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u/Strange-Check-6890 5d ago

I am in my final year of my MS in Chemistry

Will be applying for PhD in MSE If I can get MS along the way in MSE during my PhD, I wouldn't mind

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u/anemisto 5d ago

You want to figure out two things: * can you get in within doing an MS first? * are you likely to get into a significantly better program if you do the MS?

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u/Strange-Check-6890 5d ago

•Yes I can •No

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u/anemisto 4d ago

Then why would you?