Editor’s Note: This essay is excerpted from a new Chronicle special report, “The Future of Graduate Education,” available in the Chronicle Store. It’s dicey to predict the future in the best of times.

As part of President Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill," the federal Department of Education is proposing new guidelines that would cap federal loans for graduate healthcare programs. Students in ...

Graduate students at the University of Iowa could soon face new financial barriers as federal officials move to narrow which advanced degrees qualify as “professional” — a change that would restrict ...

Earning a master’s degree can be a great way to advance your career, but it can be a serious financial investment. According to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the average cost of ...

Graduate school is an expensive proposition: The average cost of a two-year Master's degree is around $73,520, according to the National Center for Education Statistics, while a four-to-eight-year ...

The cost of attendance includes costs that will appear on your bill—tuition, and fees. When trying to determine financial responsibilities to Boston College each year, the direct costs are what will ...

The cost of graduate school can be prohibitive for prospective students without the help of loans. And soon, borrowers planning to take out federal student loans for graduate or professional school ...

Emily Sharkey, executive director of MBA admissions and recruiting, and Peter Severa, assistant dean for MBA student engagement, at Georgia Tech’s Scheller College of Business. Adding a designation in ...

You can finish grad school debt-free using research or teaching assistant positions, merit scholarships, one-year programs, ...

When pursuing a master’s or doctoral degree, students have a lot on their plates. Lectures, research, classes and homework alone can be overwhelming, and that’s not factoring in students’ personal ...