Student borrowers still have three major options to fund graduate school. These federal loans are unsubsidized, but come with ...

Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loans are often the cheapest borrowing option, followed by Direct Plus Loans and private graduate ...

Federal legislation enacted in July 2025 makes significant changes to how graduate and professional students can finance their education using federal student loans. These changes take effect July 1, ...

Key Points ・Pell Grants and most federal grant programs are restricted to undergraduate students, so graduate students must actively seek out other funding sources. ・University-based fellowships and ...

Students who have federal loans going into graduate school will not have to worry about repayment plans because those loans enter in-school deferment. This deferment extends to students enrolled at ...

The landscape for financial aid is about to change. In 2026, the federal government will curb access to billions of dollars in student loans, reconfigure how borrowers repay their debt and provide new ...

The U.S. Department of Education is weighing public feedback on a narrowed definition of who is considered a "professional" student.

Many Boston University graduate and doctoral students said though it is tedious to search for funding through fellowships, grants and loans, they are satisfied with their financial aid. When a student ...

For the most part, college costs keep rising, along with the amount students have to borrow to help cover the tab. But more than half of students earning bachelor’s degrees from public four-year ...