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Examining Graduate Lending: Access Vs. Private Lending, Accesslex Institute
Examining Graduate Lending: Access Vs. Private Lending, Accesslex Institute
AccessLex Institute Research
This report, the second of our two-part series on graduate lending, uses federal data to show, as one example, that black borrowers and Historically Black Colleges and Universities would likely be severely harmed by a move to significantly limit or outright eliminate federal lending to graduate and professional students.
Examining Grad Plus: Value And Cost, Accesslex Institute
Examining Grad Plus: Value And Cost, Accesslex Institute
AccessLex Institute Research
This report, the first in a two-part series, uses federal data to show that the primary criticisms of the Grad PLUS program—rising institutional education costs and potential cost to the federal government—are either nonexistent or massively overblown.
Graduate And Professional School Debt: How Much Students Borrow, Sandy Baum, Patricia Steele
Graduate And Professional School Debt: How Much Students Borrow, Sandy Baum, Patricia Steele
Commissioned Research
There is wide variation in how students cover tuition and living expenses while they pursue graduate and professional degrees. Most research doctoral degree students attending public and private nonprofit schools benefit from generous institutional fellowships and assistant ships that cover a significant portion of their expenses. But master’s degree students in all sectors cover most of their expenses with earnings from employment and federal student loans. Borrowing is particularly important for professional degree students, most of whom have neither earnings from employment during the academic year nor grants and fellowships to cover tuition and living expenses while they are enrolled. …
Financing Graduate And Professional Education: How Students Pay, Sandy Baum, Patricia Steele
Financing Graduate And Professional Education: How Students Pay, Sandy Baum, Patricia Steele
Commissioned Research
This brief examines how students finance their graduate and professional education. It summarizes the sources of funds used to cover the tuition and fees universities charge, as well as living expenses. Institutions set a “cost of attendance” (COA) for students, estimating the average budget for one academic year (fall through spring). COA includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, room and board, transportation, and other living expenses, and it establishes the maximum amount students can borrow in federal student loans to attend a particular school. These official budgets serve as the foundation for the discussion that follows about how graduate …
Loan Counseling For Graduate And Professional Students, Patricia Steele, Chad Anderson
Loan Counseling For Graduate And Professional Students, Patricia Steele, Chad Anderson
Commissioned Research
This report provides an overview of existing literature that examines loan counseling and financial literacy for graduate and professional students, and includes actionable recommendations for stakeholders to better support students in making optimal financial decisions about their loans and other aspects of their personal finances. The report was authored by Patricia Steele, Ph.D., and Chad Anderson with Higher Ed Insight.