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University sees increase in graduate school enrollment
By Nate Karlin
editor@kansan.com
Kansan correspondent
Within the past two years, the University of Kansas has experienced a 3.1 percent increase of graduate students. The University now has nearly 6,000 students enrolled in graduate school. Diana Carlin, dean of the graduate school and international programs, said that although the University's number of graduate students has been going down for several years this increase has reversed the trend.
The Midwest has not witnessed as large of an increase in graduate school attendance because other parts of the country have been hit harder with unemployment.
"With the knowledge explosion and the need to change courses—a lot of people get tired of the rat race," Carlin said.
Carlin attributes the booming graduate programs to the rapidly-changing job market. She said that the Edwards Campus programs, which are for working professionals, are popular and successful.
She also said that they used to be a time when a bachelor degree
People "get into a job and they find out their field is changing very rapidly and the only way they're going to keep their position or get promoted or just stay on top of what they need to do is to get more higher education," Carlin said.
One statistic that supports this theory is that the average age of KU graduate students has risen to 30.7. Carlin believes that this number is significantly higher than it was 20 to 25 years ago. She said that people who did not get that graduate degree 25 years ago are now coming back to school to earn it.
"In fact, I think there's an advantage in being out of school in for a couple years — getting the sense of what it is you do and don't want to do and coming back you bring some real world experiences."
Diana Carlin Graduate school dean
would get the really good jobs, but now it has lost some of its luster since so many people have one.
Graduate school enrollment is increasing because career changes are occurring more frequently, Kevin Boully, fourth year graduate student in communications studies, said that attending graduate school was helpful for a career change.
"It's not an irreversible decision," he said. "You can get into grad school and change what you want to study."
Regardless of the reason, deciding either to continue attending school after graduating with a bachelor degree or to return to school in order to earn a higher degree is a personal decision. Boully decided to continue his education immediately after receiving his undergraduate degree.
"It's a choice you need to make in terms of what's your motivation?" he said. "If you're worried about going out into the real world and not coming back then it's always more helpful to go right into it."
doctoral degree so that he can have complete control over his life and essentially become his own boss.
Lori Amey, Cambridge senior, decided to attend graduate school because she wanted to further her education and wasn't ready for the real world. Graduate school is also a necessity for her career choice of cancer genetic counseling.
According to the KU Financial Aid Web site, the cost of graduate tuition and fees for a Kansas resident is $4,308 compared to non-resident tuition and fees of $10,638.
The cost of graduate school should not be a reason to forgo the opportunity for a higher degree. A graduate student can receive up to a maximum $8,500 in subsidized loans and $10,000 in unsubsidized loans.
Many graduate students, such as Bouly, decide to take a different route to pay for their higher degree by working as graduate teaching assistants. The University waives tuition in addition to providing some additional money for living expenses for GTAs. Scholarships are also available through individual departments.
Whatever the reason may be or however long it takes to get started earning that higher degree,graduate school is becoming more of a necessity within the job market.
"Just because a student doesn't want to go to grad school now doesn't mean that they won't go," Carlin said. "In fact, I think there's an advantage in being out of school for a couple of years—getting the sense of what it is you do and don't want to do and coming back you bring some real world experiences."
Bouly is working toward a -Edited by Michelle Rodick
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