 | University of Pittsburgh
« Return to previous page
|
|
|
Overview
|
| | Does the institution pay for health benefits for graduate assistants? | Yes | | If yes, what percentage does the institution pay? | 100% | | | | | Does the institution provide any health-insurance coverage for spouses or partners of graduate students on assistantships? | Yes | | If yes, what percentage does the institution pay? | 0% | | | | | Does the institution provide any health-insurance coverage for children or dependents of graduate students on assistantships? | Yes | | If yes, what percentage does the institution pay? | 0% | | | | | Note: Students can add spouses and dependents to the coverage, but the university does not pay any of the additional cost. | | |
|
|
|
|
Teaching assistants
|
| The value of the regular stipends offered to first-year, full-time Ph.D. students
| Field of study | 2000-1 Value | 2001-2 Value | Hours per week | 2001-2 Duration (mo.) | 2001-2 Limit (yrs.) | | | | | | | | Biology | $11,520 | $11,980 | 20 | 8 | none | | | | | | | | Economics | $11,520 | $11,980 | 20 | 8 | 5 | | | | | | | | English | $11,520 | $11,980 | 20 | 8 | 4-5 | | | | | | | | History | $11,520 | $11,980 | 20 | 8 | 4 | | | | | | | | Mechanical Engineering | $11,520 | $11,980 | 20 | 8 | none | | | | | | | | Sociology | $11,520 | $11,980 | 20 | 8 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 1 - No program
2 - No first-year students in this category
3 - Did not provide data
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Research assistants
|
| The value of the regular stipends offered to first-year, full-time Ph.D. students
| Field of study | 2000-1 Value | 2001-2 Value | Hours per week | 2001-2 Duration (mo.) | 2001-2 Limit (yrs.) | | | | | | | | Biology2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | | | | | | | | Economics2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | | | | | | | | English2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | | | | | | | | History2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | | | | | | | | Mechanical Engineering | $11,520 | $11,980 | 20 | 8 | none | | | | | | | | Sociology2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | | | | | | | | | | 1 - No program
2 - No first-year students in this category
3 - Did not provide data
| | |
| |
