References on Trends, Costs, and Outcomes of Graduate Study

General References

• Graduate Enrollment Degrees in the U.S. 2010-20
  This annual report from the Council of Graduate Schools provides a comprehensive source of information for master’s and doctoral program applications, enrollment, and completion trends in the United States through Fall 2020
• Why do so Many Graduate Students Quit? Universities May be Contributing, An investigative article by Te Erika Patterson published in The Atlantic. Gradmentor Scott Kerlin’s published research on “survival of the fittest” culture in doctoral programs is cited and discussed
• {NEW} Have a Look at Graduate Program Level Grad School Loan Debt, by TJ Murphy (2019) from his award-winning blog GradSchoolMatch
• GradSense: Planning for the Costs of Graduate Study
  This guide sponsored by the Council of Graduate Schools enables prospective graduate students to explore the typical costs associated with pursuing graduate degrees in their specific chosen field of study
• Graduate School Debt Data: What we Can and Cannot Tell
  This research from the Council of Graduate Schools observes that a substantial number of graduate students across the U.S. who receive financial aid receive it in the form of loans
• Financial Education: Developing High Impact Programs for Graduate Students
  The Council of Graduate Schools and TIAA joined forces with leading universities to conduct research on their students’ financial challenges and to develop innovative student financial education programs. This site is a snapshot of the findings and best practices from the full report, which is available for downloading.
• Ph.D. Attrition: How Much is Too Much? This 2013 story from the Chronicle of Higher Education reports that “a disturbing 50 percent of doctoral students leave graduate school without finishing”