Graduate degrees
The Problem With Graduate School and Rankings
With the economy still floundering, more Americans are considering attending graduate school. But how do you shop for the best graduate school programs? Writing in The Chronicle of Higher Education, Thomas A. Benton, an English professor at Hope College made a stab at answering that question. He observed that the universities receiving the highest graduate […]
27Aug2010 | Lynn | 0 comments | Continued
What Are The Most Popular Graduate Degrees?
Yesterday I wrote a blog post for CBSMoneywatch that included lists of the most popular graduate degrees. Here is the post: America’s Most Popular Graduate Degrees Not surprisingly, the MBA was the most popular master’s degree program for both men and women. What I found interesting, however, was how quickly the most popular master’s degree […]
26Aug2010 | Lynn | 0 comments | ContinuedTop 50 Colleges That Produce Science PhD’s
I got an email this week from a California mother who was happy that her child would be a attending St. Mary’s College of Maryland, a wonderful public liberal arts college, in the fall. Her husband, however, remained skeptical. He worried that his daughter would be jeopardizing her chances of going to graduate school if […]
8Jun2010 | Lynn | 5 comments | Continued
Financial Advice for College Graduates: 6 Financial Tips
I banged out an email full of financial advice this week to a soon-to-be college graduate, who luckily has already lined up a job. She wanted to know if she should start saving for retirement as soon as she graduates. Here’s what I told her: Absolutely! I was thrilled that this young woman was already […]
20Apr2010 | Lynn | 0 comments | Continued
Graduate School Programs? Shopping for the Right One
How do you shop for graduate school programs? With the economy still floundering, more Americans are considering attending graduate school. But how do you find the best ones? Writing in The Chronicle of Higher Education, Thomas A. Benton, an English professor at Hope College made a stab at answering that question. He observed that the […]
19Apr2010 | Lynn | 1 comment | Continued
Seven Job Tips for College Students
The job news is grim for soon-to-be graduating college students. Employers, according to The National Association of Colleges and Employers are expected to hire 7% fewer graduates of the Class of 2010 than they did with the last batch. With this shrunken pool of college graduate jobs, how can soon-to-be graduates get ahead in this […]
23Nov2009 | Lynn | 3 comments | ContinuedFree Graduate Degrees: Is This Fair?
Some students are lucky enough to earn a free graduate degree. Others will pay tens of thousands of dollars or more for a master’s degree or PhD. The tab – if any – often depends on what a student is studying. If you’re bright enough to major in chemistry (an unfathomable subject for this little […]
8May2009 | Lynn | 1 comment | Continued
MBA Degree: Harvard MBA Scoundrels
For many wannabe investment bankers, the key to unlocking Wall Street’s treasure chest was traditionally getting a Harvard MBA. So this shouldn’t come as a surprise: Harvard tops the list of business school that have produced the most Wall Street scoundrels in our current financial mess. Here are the top three winners: Harvard New York […]
6Mar2009 | Lynn | 1 comment | Continued
