<p>Hi,
Are there any schools in NY that offer endocrinology programs?</p>
<p>I don’t think so. UC-Berkeley has one and so does UW-Madison.</p>
<p>Are you really looking for just a masters? You probably aren’t going to find one. Best bet is to get a PhD as most biomedical-related grad programs are PhD only (what are your potential career goals? What do you want to do with your degree)? Also, what are your research interests? I would look into Columbia’s metabolic biology ([Nutritional</a> and Metabolic Biology](<a href=“http://www.columbia.edu/cu/gsas/departments/nutrition/department.html]Nutritional”>http://www.columbia.edu/cu/gsas/departments/nutrition/department.html)), University of Chicago is really good at endo ([The</a> Biomedical Sciences Cluster | The University of Chicago](<a href=“Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences – at the University of Chicago”>Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences – at the University of Chicago)), Berkeley ([UC</a> Berkeley Nutritional Science & Toxicology - Home](<a href=“http://nutrition.berkeley.edu/]UC”>http://nutrition.berkeley.edu/)), Wisconsin ([Endocrinology</a> and Reproductive Physiology Graduate Program, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health](<a href=“http://www.med.wisc.edu/education/graduate-programs/endocrinology-and-reproduction-physiology-graduate-program/770]Endocrinology”>http://www.med.wisc.edu/education/graduate-programs/endocrinology-and-reproduction-physiology-graduate-program/770))… If you are nutritional-endo. interested, Tufts has some good programs. Other umbrella biomedical phds have endo. tracks (like UCSD), plus schools like Harvard, Yale, Penn, UCSF, UT-Southwestern, etc. have good metabolic/endo. research, but don’t have endocrinology programs per se (just umbrella programs that you would create your own path)…</p>
<p>I’m interested in teaching at the college level, but I want to keep it small and teach in a 2 year college. I want to earn my master’s, and then gain experience and work my way up, while I think about whether or not I should pursue a Ph.D. I live in NYC, and I can’t go very far from home, but I did find an endocrinology program at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. I’m entering my senior year of undergrad and my GPA is about 3.1 as of now. I have solid teaching experience/volunteer work, but no research experience. I haven’t taken the GRE yet, but I will after graduation. I’m honestly pretty open to any biomedical program right now, I’m trying to decide between micro/immuno, pharmacology/toxico, and endo.</p>
<p>…oh, and btw, I’m an environmental biology major.</p>
<p>Since you may eventually want a PhD, I recommend that you look at PhD programs instead. Most such programs confer master’s degrees on students who finish the coursework and pass the qualifying exams, but who decide not to continue with the dissertation. This way, you’ll have all the coursework and beginning research behind you (instead of being forced to start over in a new PhD program) in case you decide to continue. Plus, you’ll be fully funded from day one. Since NYC has a lot of biomedical PhDs at various institutions (all the teaching medical centers as well as the traditional universities), you’ll find that your options will multiply. Look also at biomedical/biology umbrella programs that contain endocrinology since you may not realize at first glance that they train students in that field.</p>
<p>Do you think the fact that my gpa is a little low is discouraging to get into a Ph.D program? I’m concerned whether I have a chance, as it is really competitive in NYC. Also, what is the average amount of time students take to complete their dissertations?</p>
<p>Yes, your GPA is low (but I don’t know where you went for undergrad and your school’s grading trends), but your much much bigger worry is “no research experience” - this will get you rejected even if you have a 4.0 GPA. Getting a job/internship/volunteer/whatever in a lab is your first step. Also, you don’t seem completely committed to endo (you have other areas of research that interest you) so I would look at umbrella programs when it comes time to apply (unless you become totally firm in your research interests after working in a lab).</p>
<p>Ok, thanks…I will start doing research hopefully soon, since its a requirement at my school. I go to Pace University in NYC. As I said before, I’m open to anything right now, I love to teach and I’ve been focusing my attention more on classroom teaching instead of lab because I thought that was more important. And I will definitely look at umbrella programs…</p>