Public institutions of higher education--including graduate schools--serve an important role in North American education: they provide access and opportunity for people who might not otherwise be able to afford continuing their studies. In Canada, these are simply known as public universities, while in the United States they are known as state colleges. Public colleges range in size from 1,000 students to 44,000 and are found all across the country, whether it's in small rural towns, urban inner cities or quiet suburbs. They can be residential or commuter, secular or faith-affiliated, historically black, technical institutes, on-campus or online.
Public college graduate schools are not only easily accessible and diverse in character, they also offer all the graduate programs you'd expect from a world-class graduate school--and maybe even some you wouldn't expect! Master's and doctoral programs are available in areas like law, medicine, teacher education, business administration, natural and applied sciences, veterinary medicine, fine and performing arts, agriculture and bio-resources, computer science, architecture, engineering, nursing, public administration, humanities and liberal arts. The regional nature of public colleges mean you can take graduate degrees in area-specific fields (for example, arctic engineering at the University of Alaska). Interdisciplinary, collaborative and joint degrees are also options at public college graduate schools, meaning you can tailor your graduate studies to fit you personal interests, abilities and aspirations. So be sure to explore all that public college graduate schools have to offer! Grad Source can help you get started on the road to your future today!
