"Graduate school has become an increasingly common educational pathway; the share of U.S. adults with a graduate degree has nearly doubled over the past two decades, according to the Postsecondary Education and Economics Research Center. But according to new research from the center-housed at American University's School of Public Affairs in partnership with George Washington University -many students still do not complete their program within six years."
"Looking at administrative data from Texas, researchers found that only 62 percent of students who entered a graduate program between 2003-04 and 2012-13 earned a degree in six years or less. Focusing on this period allowed the researchers to measure graduation rates before COVID disrupted enrollment and completion patterns. Jeff Denning, an associate professor at the University of Texas at Austin and co-author of the report, said Texas's graduate completion patterns are broadly similar to national trends."
Graduate school has become an increasingly common pathway, and the share of U.S. adults with a graduate degree nearly doubled over two decades. In Texas, only 62 percent of students who entered graduate programs between 2003–04 and 2012–13 earned a degree within six years, measured before COVID. Completion rates improved over time, rising from 58 percent for the 2003–04 cohort to 68 percent for the 2012–13 cohort, an increase faster than undergraduate completion growth. Completion patterns in Texas align broadly with national trends. The rates can indicate either untimely noncompletion amid student debt or intentional program exits. The report also examined the financial burden of graduate programs.
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