Financial Information

Assistantship Information

Krannert Master's students often hold assistantships, but we encourage students to make careful choices when considering these positions because the program is quite rigorous and time consuming. We generally recommend that students wait until the second year of the program to take on the added responsibility of an assistantship, but we recognize the significant financial advantage that the assistantship's tuition remission provides. For students who choose to hold an assistantship in the first year, we recommend that they seek quarter-time assistantships whenever possible. Quarter-time assistantships require 10 hours of work per week, and half-time assistantships require 20 hours of work per week.  Both types will provide tuition remission, but the monthly stipend is higher for half-time assistantships.

Please note that we strongly recommend against MSIA students holding assistantships. The MSIA program requires 19 to 20 credit hours of coursework per semester, and your job search will take a significant amount of time outside of class.

Students accepting assistantships should not take on responsibilities that will interfere with the Friday Leadership and Ethics Series programs at Krannert. The Leadership and Ethics Series (MGMT 39000) is required for first-year MBA, MSHRM, and MSIA students. Students should expect that they have programs to attend at Krannert on Fridays during their first year. Times for these programs will vary, depending on speaker availability and the type of program being offered.

Graduate assistantships are awarded on the basis of academic merit and other criteria that may be specified by the sponsoring organization. Such awards are sometimes restricted to U.S. citizens or permanent residents.

Krannert Assistantships

Krannert Assistantships typically provide the most flexibility in your scheduling. Master's students sometimes hold teaching assistantships, but more typically hold administrative assistantships. Teaching appointments depend on instructional need, and Ph.D. students have priority for the limited available positions. Administrative appointments may be in any department within Krannert. Positions open as need dictates and funding allows. Open positions will be posted on the Sharepoint site; students should not contact Krannert faculty or staff seeking positions. To apply for a posted assistantship, students should follow instructions on the position announcement. Master's program staff play no role in determining what assistantships will be posted nor the selection process for posted positions.

Other Graduate Assistantships

Many students secure graduate assistantships outside of the School of Management, based upon their special skills and expertise. In seeking such a position, you should consider your background and an area of match (i.e. webpage design, science, engineering, etc.) and contact that specific school or department to see what positions they have available. Krannert staff play no role in the selection of graduate assistants outside of Krannert. There is no centralized posting of assistantships at Purdue. This webpage contains links to various departmental assistantship listings and specific assistantship postings which have been received by Krannert staff, but not all assistantships from other departments are posted. You may consider using the Directory on the Purdue University home page for help in contacting various departments.

The following list includes descriptions of graduate assistantships that Krannert students have obtained outside the Krannert School. This is a sampling of the types of assistantships held by past and current Krannert students and does not imply that these departments currently have openings:

">If you are considering a Spanish teaching assistantship, please read Information for Spanish TAs.

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Residence Hall Counsellorships

Each year some Krannert Master’s students serve as residence hall counselors within the Purdue Residence Halls system. Applications are due in early January of each year. For more information visit: RAApplication

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The selection criteria for assistantship positions will not be drastically different than selection for any position in a professional setting. Technical competence, past academic performance, work experience, written and oral communication skills, maturity and interpersonal skills all enter into the "selection equation." Also, in most positions, preference will be shown to individuals who have demonstrated leadership and stewardship during their tenure at Krannert or in prior work experience. Financial need, while often a compelling argument in academia, is not considered when selecting individuals for these positions.