US Graduate School: MS, PhD & Funding

US graduate education spans two main paths: coursework master's programmes that give you advanced professional skills, and research-based programmes — including many MS tracks and virtually all PhD programmes — where you join a department, work with a faculty advisor, and contribute original research to your field. Navigating which path fits your goals, which programmes are the right fit, and how to fund your studies are the three questions these guides address.

Every fact that varies by programme — test requirements, funding availability, deadlines, stipend amounts — is deferred to the official source for that specific programme, because no general guide can be authoritative on current details. Use these guides to understand the structure and ask better questions; use each programme's official pages and the official US government resources to verify before acting.