Understanding the Landscape of Graduate Programs is a report that summarizes the findings of a 2024 survey of presidents and chief academic officers at CIC member institutions to better understand how independent colleges build, support, and sustain graduate programs and students. The report shares the context in which independent institutions are offering graduate programming and insights from their survey responses. Support for making this study available for free was provided by EducationDynamics.
A variety of factors has led to the growth of and demand for graduate programs. CIC intends to use the findings from this survey to assist institutions and university leaders in anticipating graduate market trends and building sustainable graduate programs that serve student needs and deliver transformative educational outcomes.
