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What Do Students Need to Know?
In addition to understanding how to manage debt, U.S. college and graduate students need a well-rounded financial education to understand all of their options for financing their education and paving their pathways to their chosen careers. Students who manage debt wisely and have a broad understanding of the financial issues they are likely to face as students and graduates from American higher education are best positioned to pursue their dreams in industry, academe, the non-profit and service sectors, or the arts.
The following presentation presents a brief, though by no means comprehensive, overview of the issues students typically face, and the skills they will need to make healthy choices as students and graduates of U.S. undergraduate and graduate programs.
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CGS is the leading source of information, data analysis, and trends in graduate education. Our benchmarking data help member institutions to assess performance in key areas, make informed decisions, and develop plans that are suited to their goals.
CGS Best Practice initiatives address common challenges in graduate education by supporting institutional innovations and sharing effective practices with the graduate community. Our programs have provided millions of dollars of support for improvement and innovation projects at member institutions.
As the national voice for graduate education, CGS serves as a resource on issues regarding graduate education, research, and scholarship. CGS collaborates with other national stakeholders to advance the graduate education community in the policy and advocacy arenas.
CGS is an authority on global trends in graduate education and a leader in the international graduate community. Our resources and meetings on global issues help members internationalize their campuses, develop sustainable collaborations, and prepare their students for a global future.
