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Financial Assistance for Psychology Graduate Students by Type of Department, 2006-07
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Financial Assistance
for Psychology Graduate Students by Type of Department, 2006-07
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Doctoral departments (n
= 349)
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Masters departments (n =
85)
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Mean
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SD
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Median
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Mean
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SD
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Median
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Teaching assistantship (1st-year students)
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Average amount paid/year
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11,070
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4,936
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11,520
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6,977
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8,474
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5,000
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Average hours/week worked
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16.4
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5.1
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20
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14.6
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5.5
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15
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Research assistantship (1st-year students
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Average amount paid/year
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10,582
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5,591
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11,141
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5,244
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3,074
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5,000
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Average hours/week worked
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16.2
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5.2
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20
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14.2
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5.6
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14
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Traineeship (1st-year students)
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Average amount paid/year
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13,136
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7,772
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14,436
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5,507
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3,170
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5,000
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Average hours/week worked
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13.7
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8.5
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20
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15.1
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6.8
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16
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Fellowship (1st-year students)
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Average amount paid/year
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10,489
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7,294
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10,452
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2,963
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3,395
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1,500
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Average hours/week worked
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7.6
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9
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0
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5.3
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8.1
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0
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Teaching assistantship (advanced students)
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Average amount paid/year
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10,862
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5,525
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11,895
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5,844
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4,589
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5,000
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Average hours/week worked
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15.8
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5.4
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20
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14.8
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6.1
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15
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Research assistantship (advanced students)
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Average amount paid/year
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10,876
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5,757
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11,735
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5,271
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3,059
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5,000
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Average hours/week worked
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16.1
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5.2
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20
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13.7
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5.5
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13
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Traineeship (advanced students)
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Average amount paid/year
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13,175
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7,023
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13,000
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5,559
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3,242
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5,000
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Average hours/week worked
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16.3
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8.7
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20
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14.9
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6.5
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15
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Fellowship (advanced students)
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Average amount paid/year
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10,827
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7,179
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12,000
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3,128
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3,112
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2,000
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Average hours/week worked
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8
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8.9
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3
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5.3
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7.9
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0
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Source:
2008 Graduate Study in Psychology. Compiled by APA Center
for Psychology Workforce Analysis and Research.
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Last updated: August 2007
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