Graduate Students

When it comes to your education, it’s time to kick it up a notch. As a graduate student at UM, you will be delving into serious research while examining issues and solving problems at the forefront of today’s ever evolving planet. Your findings will change how we look at issues as diverse as early childhood education and river water quality in South America, and your conclusions will likely leave the rest of world asking “why didn’t we think of that?” This is where it gets real, and the outcomes as important to us as they are to you. No pressure.

Your next step starts here

Earning a graduate degree at UM means you'll experience the perfect blend of dedicated faculty mentorship, boundless research opportunities and meaningful industry connections. With more than 100 programs to choose from, you'll find what you're looking for here.

Tuition and Scholarships

Tuition, fees and cost of attendance for graduate students are influenced by several factors like residency, teaching assistantships and number of credits you take each semester. Explore the links below for more details on what your graduate degree might cost.

Life as a Griz

Being a student at UM encompasses so much more than just the classes you take and the degree you earn. It's also all about the community that surrounds you, the support you receive and the places where you learn and play.

“UM is one of the best – if not the best – wildlife biology graduate schools in the nation so I definitely had an interest in coming here."

"You’re exploring your own creative voice and creative talent, and you’re also being exposed to a whole world of writers that you might not have ever experienced before. Those different backgrounds, orientations, perspectives – that’s all made me not just a better writer, but a better person.”

“I gained the ability to listen to diverse sets of policyholders and then to come up with solutions for bigger picture decisions. Connecting the dots [when dealing with complex issues] is crucial. The MPA helped me learn to analyze and look at the way things work before making decisions.”