Applying to Graduate School
What type of graduate degrees are there?
- Research Master's: typically one to two years, designed for student to gain expertise in research or scholarship, often a step towards a Ph.D.
- Professional Master's: typically one to -two years, often terminal degree, meant to prepare student to work in a specific field (ex: counseling, education, physical therapy).
- Research Doctorate: also known at the Ph.D. ( Doctor of Philosophy)takes a minimum of four to six years of full-time study and involves course work and a major research project
- Professional Doctorate: typically refers to the M.D. for medical practice and J.D. for law
After you decide which type of degree you would like to pursue, take the appropriate graduate school admission test (ex: GRE, GMAT, LSAT, MCAT, etc.) Check out the resources page, for more information on tests.
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