Loans are only one option to pay for graduate school. As a former admissions reviewer, I break down every funding type, plus the strategy that helps you keep more in your pocket.

Only 2% of employees with access to tuition assistance programs through their job actually use them. Here are three opportunities for your job to pay for graduate school.

A quick guide on different types of scholarships for graduate school, websites to search, plus the best keywords to find free money to fund your next degree.

This week’s highlights: Your education affirmation, what to do when cost is the deciding factor, one way to reserve fuel, upcoming workshop: When to Go Back to Graduate School (March 21)

This week’s highlights: Your education affirmation, 10 graduate school fees you don’t expect, the DeBeers of chocolate, coming soon: The Graduate School Shop

You may have started researching programs and are getting an idea of what the annual cost may be between tuition and student fees. You’re thinking ahead about a new budget, potential loans, and even tuition assistance through your employer. But before your first tuition statement, you need to apply… which isn’t usually free. This list goes over the highest costs you can expect from the graduate school application process.

You might love your job, yet are ready to move up into leadership. Or maybe you’re over your job, over the field, and are ready to pivot to a new career altogether. With a recession looming, now might be a great time to apply to graduate school.