How To Research Graduate Programs

We encourage students interested in graduate or professional school to invest some time into researching programs and schools. The more information you can get about graduate school, the better you will be prepared in making this important decision. There are numerous resources that can help you in your research.

Magnifying glass with dictionary CEC Library: Our library contains information about graduate programs in the U.S. and Canada.

CEC Handouts: The following handouts pertain to researching programs.

Graduate School Questions and Timetable [pdf]
Researching Graduate Programs [pdf]
Graduate Degrees at UT [pdf]

Faculty: Faculty members are a great resource for information about graduate programs. They are familiar with national and international research as well as the faculty and researchers who work in their field. Make an appointment with various faculty members who share your interests. Faculty can prove very helpful in providing information about what to expect in graduate school and what factors make a successful graduate student. They can also help you identify programs that align with your research, academic, and career interests. The Faculty/Staff Contacts database can help find UT-Austin faculty who share your interests.

Online Resources: Below are some online resources that we have identified as reliable and effective resources for researching graduate and professional schools.

The UT library maintains an online collection of over 4,000 catalogs from two-year, four-year, and graduate schools. Click on "College Source Online" to search by size, tuition, cost, state, degree, and major. Includes a profile of every accredited college in the United States along with links to college web pages, career information and financial aid information.

Grad Schools.com allows you to search for programs by university name or by academic subject. There's also a lot of information on financial aid and an interesting section on distance learning.

Peterson's Guides to Graduate and Professional Programs provides a comprehensive list of programs organized by academic field and discipline. It provides basic information about the program including names of graduate advisors and liaisons.

Graduate School Guide has a database you can search by location and academic subject as well as a question and answer section on applying to graduate school.

Review.com, a division of Princeton Review, helps you search for schools, manage the application process, and find the funds to pay for graduate school.

U.S. News and World Report has a site that ranks graduate schools, including medical, law, business, engineering, and education programs. You can type in a school and do a search to get the ranking or information like admissions or financial aid. Please note that parts of this website require registration and payment.

E-Learners lists many resources related to online degrees, both graduate and undergraduate, and certificates, and classes.

We invite you to make an appointment with a CEC counselor to address your
questions about researching graduate and professional schools!

To make an appointment, call 512-471-1217 or come by the Center at Jester A115.
Counseling is scheduled for 45 minute appointments.
All UT-Austin students are eligible.

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