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DOI	10.1175/BAMS-D-19-0122.1
	The financial dilemma of students pursuing an atmospheric science graduate degree in the United States
	Card D.R.; Sussman H.S.; Raghavendra A.
发表日期	2020
ISSN	00030007
起始页码	E1524
结束页码	E1536
卷号	101 期号:9
英文摘要	Graduate school provides an opportunity for students to enhance their knowledge and skill sets and to develop the qualifications to seek high-skilled employment. However, many graduate students are plagued with personal and financial stressors that can decrease research productivity and professional growth. With ballooning student loan debt and economic inflation, stakeholders should review the financial well-being of our current and future graduate students with greater frequency to ensure the continued fast-paced advancement of science. This study investigated the annual stipend, university fees, housing costs, cost of living, and the state income tax rate of 39 atmospheric science graduate programs in the United States to determine the effective income for first-year graduate students in the 2020-21 academic year. Results showed a large spread in advertised stipend amounts ranging between $19,139 and $41,520 (USD). After taking into account annual university fees, housing costs, and state income tax and normalizing by the cost of living, effective income had a decreased spread ranging between $12,287 and $25,240. Prospective graduate students should not focus on the advertised stipend when deciding between schools since it does not always accurately represent the affordability of the graduate program. The future of scientific research relies on the next generation of scientists. Therefore, graduate programs across the country should focus on providing fair financial compensation in order to attract students with exceptional research skills who otherwise may leave academia to pursue higher-paying jobs after college. © 2020 American Meteorological Society. All rights reserved.
语种	英语
scopus关键词	Economic analysis; Housing; Taxation; Atmospheric science; Financial compensation; First-year graduates; Graduate students; Professional growth; Research productivity; Scientific researches; Skilled employment; Students
来源期刊	Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/177817
作者单位	Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY, United States
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Card D.R.,Sussman H.S.,Raghavendra A.. The financial dilemma of students pursuing an atmospheric science graduate degree in the United States[J],2020,101(9).
APA	Card D.R.,Sussman H.S.,&Raghavendra A..(2020).The financial dilemma of students pursuing an atmospheric science graduate degree in the United States.Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society,101(9).
MLA	Card D.R.,et al."The financial dilemma of students pursuing an atmospheric science graduate degree in the United States".Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 101.9(2020).