Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loans are often the cheapest borrowing option, followed by Direct Plus Loans and private graduate student loans ...

Student loan rates are starting to see lenders battle to have the lowest rate. As of January 6, 2026, private student loan lenders are offering fixed rates as low as 2.74% APR and variable rates ...

Starting next school year, graduate students will no longer have access to Grad PLUS loans, forcing many to seek alternative ...

Explore the limitations of Federal Direct Loans, including fewer subsidized options for grads, bankruptcy challenges, and ...

On average, class of 2024 graduates who took out loans left college with $29,890 in student loan debt. On its own, that’s a lot to stomach. But with a 4.24% interest rate (the average federal ...

Header image by JESHOOTS.COM on Unsplash A friend and my niece both earned master’s degrees. Because of them, I’m learning ...

Karima Mohammed, a fourth-year University of Iowa student from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, always wanted to be a doctor. Under Republican lawmakers’ new student loan caps for certain graduate and ...

Paying for college can seem like an insurmountable feat for students and their families amid the rising cost of a university education — especially for those who can’t afford to pay out-of-pocket ...