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While deciding whether to go to graduate school is important, so is choosing the right school and program, experts say. After attending the University of Chicago for her bachelor's degree, Kalata ...

We need to turn our attention to graduate student success. As recruitment of new students becomes steadily more difficult, graduate schools must pivot their enrollment strategies to put a greater emphasis on retention and graduation, just as their undergraduate counterparts have already been doing for the last half decade. Most provosts and undergraduate enrollment managers now see their ...

To meet these goals, graduate enrollment management professionals must refine and expand outreach to prospective students. Program Costs. Inflation is at a 40-year high, and prospective students may be less inclined to enroll in a graduate program due to increases in tuition and a hot job market. Universities will need to demonstrate the value ...

This blog post has been adapted from the QS Top Grad School Guide 2014/15. Click here to download and read the latest Top Grad School Guide. “Why go to graduate school?” is a question many students ask after completing their undergraduate degree, unsure of whether grad school is really the best way to help them achieve their career goals.Both the cost in tuition fees and the extra length ...

The number of students enrolling in graduate school is steadily declining, according to a recent report by the Council of Graduate Schools. Although grad-school enrollment increased by six percent between 2010 and 2020—progress that remained unhindered by the pandemic—it began falling in 2022, dropping by a total of 4.7 percent between Fall 2021 and Fall 2022.

Quick Takes. Applications for admission to graduate school between Fall 2022 and Fall 2023 increased for the second year in a row, with an increase of 5.6%.This increase was fueled by a 15.8 percent increase at master’s-granting institutions and a 17.4 percent increase at R2 doctoral institutions.; First-time graduate student enrollment rose by 3.1 percent overall between Fall 2022 and Fall ...

Using an environmental perspective, this post answers the questions, why do people go to grad school, and what do you do in grad school? There are many reasons why people go to graduate school. Some go to meet the educational requirements for a specific job or position, while others want to learn how to protect the earth and its inhabitants.

Graduate enrollment is slowing, with just a 1.1% projected increase over the next five years. Adding to the challenge, 20% of institutions dominate 77% of the market. For everyone else, it’s a fierce battle for a shrinking pool of candidates. To win, you’ll need a sharp, focused approach. 2. Online programs are the clear favorite

Not all graduate schools are equal. Some are extremely difficult to get into while others have subpar programs and graduate resources such as facilities and support structures. The four most important factors proven to lead to success are program reputation, faculty expertise, location and resources, and alumni success.

lives. This year’s Graduate Enrollment and Degrees report (GE&D) provides important data on the graduate student pipelines that shape the U.S. workforce of tomorrow. Specifically, the 2023 GE&D report provides analyses of trends in domestic and international student applications, admissions decisions, and enrollments for higher education leaders.

Admissions & Aid Overview. ... In particular fields, earning an advanced degree can also offer important training and the best path for career advancement. For example, within education, teachers can increase their median earnings by receiving an advanced degree. ... Submitting your grad school application can be daunting, but it doesn’t have ...

Going back to graduate school can probably fill this need in more than one way — for the purposes of this discussion, though, we’re looking at how grad school helps you network and advance in your field. 7. Make Important Connections . Graduate school can help you surround yourself with like-minded people in a very particular niche.

On a few recent campus visits, graduate school deans shared that they are tasked with growing enrollment by as much as 30 or 35 percent. But not all the schools I speak with have a clear strategy for how to achieve these lofty grad growth goals. In other words, they haven’t yet created an enrollment management plan for grad programs akin to the strategic enrollment management (SEM) plans ...

In November, we covered some of the top US enrollment trends for study levels and fields of study in the latest Institute of International Education (IIE) Open Doors data. In 2021/22, the American international education sector rebounded by 80% from the previous year. Graduate enrollment drove this growth. 1. The 146,000 new students enrolled at the graduate level was an all-time high in 2021/22.

While the accessibility of financial aid and scholarships are not as important of a factor as it may be for undergraduate students at four-year private and public institutions, where it is rated as important to 84 percent and 83 percent of currently enrolled undergraduate students respectively, it still has an influence in the perception of the ...

Given that graduate engineering enrollment is a critical issue for national competitiveness in industry and academia and given volatile trends in graduate enrollment through and after the pandemic and current political climates, particularly for international students in the last five years, it is important to understand why today’s graduate ...

Albeit indirectly, graduate school enrollment can be an indicator of the extent to which individuals are motivated to pursue graduate education. Related to this, a consistent line of research has examined the role of demographic factors, including gender, ethnicity/race, and family SES in shaping graduate school enrollment outcomes.

Not only has graduate enrollment grown more than twice as fast as undergrad enrollment over the past decade, but also it has outpaced growth projections. While the NCES projected a .2% annual growth in graduate enrollment from 2020 to 2030, actual growth has exceeded that so far – with a 2.4% increase in enrollment in 2020 and a 2.1% increase ...

The GRE is a pivotal part of your grad school application, but it doesn’t have to be intimating. Take the time to get informed about the test, do research on what schools are looking for in your score, and start studying, and you’ll increase your chances of scoring high and maxing out your chances of getting into your top choice school.