Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Professional Science Master's Degree

The long period required to earn a Ph.D. in much of science, and doubts about the suitability of present graduate training for non-academic jobs suggest that graduate schools might consider a different kind of graduate degree in addition to the Ph.D.  In this program, the Foundation makes grants that encourage and promote the development of the Professional Science Master's degree, a two-year degree, heavily oriented toward coursework that provides a sound basis for work outside academia in scientific and technical fields. 

Program Director: Dr. Michael Teitelbaum Bio