Graduate Financial Aid News

Graduate Financial Aid news to help graduate students research and apply for the right graduate financial aid for them, as well as provide grad students with the latest news and tips relating to futhering their degree.

Grad Students Get Federal Aid Too!

 -  Attention all graduate students: if you have not already filed your FAFSA for the upcoming school year, start it ASAP!

Popular Trends in Graduate Education

 -  As a recently graduated student, I have seen firsthand what types of programs have been big recently for my peers pursuing advanced degrees. Due to the expensive nature of post-undergraduate education, prospective students are looking for the highest value, in the shortest amount of time, at the best price possible. This has lead many schools [...]

Life After Undergrad: Law school edition

 -  Law school is a costly and time-consuming affair. To make sure that you can obtain your law degree and still be able to eat once you pass the bar, it is imperative to have all of the necessary information.

Grad loan options for the “less than half time” student

 -  Finding the time to get your graduate degree is easier said than done. This can make finding graduate student loans complicated, but not impossible. Here are some of your options.

Graduate School – What’s in a name?

 -  A question that we receive pretty much daily from our readers is the eternal question of post-undergrad education: should I go for the “name” school? It actually is a great question, because there are so many pieces that go into choosing the right graduate school for your advanced degree. First, there’s the question of how broad [...]

3 Reasons Why Going Back to School is a Great Idea

 -  It’s 2010, and the world is on the recovery from what many economists call the worst recession since the Great Depression in the 1930s. We get a lot of questions along the lines of “Should I go back to school?”, “Are banks still lending like they used to?”, “are online degrees as good as traditional [...]

Financing an Expensive Graduate Degree

 -  When it comes to financing graduate school a lot of students wonder if it is better to choose a lesser-know inexpensive school or a more well-known expensive school.

Federal financial aid for graduate students

 -  Many people think that graduate students are left out in the cold when it comes to financial aid. Fortunately, this is not true at all. In fact, graduate students have just as many financial aid options as undergraduate students. Federal student loans, private student loans and scholarships are all options for this demographic.

Are there Stafford loans for graduate students?

 -  Many undergraduate student apply for federal Stafford loans to help them pay for college. But are the same financing options available to graduate students? The answer is yes! There are both subsidized and unsubsidized Stafford loans available to graduate students.

Still jobless? Grad school is still an option!

 -  There are definitely signs that 2010 will be a better year for the economy and the job market. Many companies are slowly starting to hire again, but there are still a lot more unemployed people than there are jobs available. If you are a recent college graduate trying to break into the workforce, think about all of the competition you are up against. Why not take this opportunity to get ahead of the competition and go to grad school.