<p>I am a 2nd yr undergrad but my gpa is not good because I screwed up first semester freshmen year. However I plan to get it up to at least a 3.3 seeing how my classes go next semester. Then I have 2 more years to bring it up. Which grad schools have good masters programs in matsci because the schools ive researched keep talking about phd programs. Also do I only need to take the gre or do i need to take a subject gre with it.</p>
<p>Northwestern, MIT, University of Illinois, NC State, Stanford, UC Bekeley.</p>
<p>im looking into northwestern but is their masters degree good because it say that you dont need a MS to get a PhD. Also there isnt any financial aid?</p>
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<p>This is true of almost all fields in the US: you don’t need to get a master’s before you enter a PhD program. Unless students are making up undergraduate deficiencies or didn’t think they would ever want a PhD, most do not first attend a master’s degree program.</p>
<p>If you know you will want a PhD and have the necessary background, then apply directly to PhD programs. You should then get fully funded, with a stipend to live on. It is very unusual to find master’s programs that will fully fund their students.</p>
<p>I think it depends significantly on the school and the department actually. For example, some departments at some schools (mechE at stanford and MIT come to mind) will require you to first do a masters before becoming a PhD candidate. </p>
<p>As far as materials science goes, the only masters program with guaranteed funding that I can think of off the top of my head is MIT and that program is extremely small. There are always ways to get support through fellowships and RA-ships though it’s not something to count on. </p>
<p>It might be worth looking in MechE programs as well depending on the specific area of materials science you are interested in. There are a few more funded masters options there including MIT and princeton,</p>