<p>I know for phds this is considered somewhat of a taboo (at least that is what I have been told.) Is the same true for masters?</p>
<p>If you get a phd at your undergrad school, does this only hurt you in academia? Or in private industry as well?</p>
<p>I don’t know how universal this is, but I asked my professor/honor’s thesis adviser about how doctoral programs look at my school’s integrated 5-yr BS/MA in Psych/Neuro, and he said matriculation to Ph.D programs are very high for those who continue their education.</p>
<p>My guess is if your school has a strong masters program, I don’t see how it’ll be much of a hindrance.</p>
<p>I have never seen a negative comment about getting your masters from your undergrad school - the reason PhD is such a big deal is because it is always a terminal degree. If your undergrad and PhD are from the same school it means you have only been examined by a single group, and you may have gotten your degrees to some extent as the result of favoritism or bias. But as long as you have degrees from at least 2 schools this is much less likely. Whether you got your masters from your undergrad school, your PhD school, or somewhere else has little impact.</p>
<p>The general rule is to get your degrees from at least two different schools to expose you to different thoughts and ideas in the field.</p>