Graduate School Admissions in the Headlines: The Big Jump in Graduate School Attendance Edition
February 26, 2014
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Here are some of the latest, most interesting headlines about the graduate school admissions process and graduate school education landscape from media outlets across the country. Leading off….
There has been a huge upswing in the number of people who attended graduate school in the past five years – the number has surged 24% since the recession. But what about the earnings gap? (The Wall Street Journal)
The students you advise may want to consider studying a less-popular area of engineering if earning potential is top of mind. It can sometimes lead to a six-figure salary. (U.S. News & World Report)
This is an interesting program for your students who want to study education and teaching: learning within the walls of the American Museum of Natural History. It’s the only freestanding master’s program at a museum in the U.S. (The Associated Press)
And if the rankings are your students’ thing, then they (and you) should mark their calendars for March 11. That’s when U.S. News is coming out with their 2015 rankings. (U.S. News & World Report)
Wither the humanities? The University of Pittsburgh has decided to cut several graduate school programs in religion and languages. The reason: budget cuts. (The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
