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Why did we create GradTrek? Because every year millions of people make critical life and career decisions without access to adequate information. That’s just not right, and it’s not fair to students.

More and more people feel they need a graduate degree to have a successful career. And if you think about it you’ll quickly realize that the decision to attend graduate school is one of the most important investment decision many people will ever make. If you buy the wrong house or car, you can always sell it and start again. And if you go to the wrong college, you can always change majors or transfer someplace else (and take your course credits with you). But for students who enroll in the wrong graduate program, the risks are much greater. Students end up not using their degrees (such a waste!) or dropping out. And many graduate students take on debt that takes years to pay off. This situation may be good for universities and banks, but it’s awful for students and for society.

GradTrek can’t fix the higher education system, but we can balance the information asymmetry between students and graduate schools. When you apply to graduate school, whether for an MBA, MA, MS, MSW, PhD, graduate certificate or anything else, the schools ask for all your information: your age, gender, ethnicity, interests, grades, personal statement, letters of recommendation, test scores…pretty much whatever they want, all in a format that allows them to quickly and efficiently evaluate you. And what information can students get about graduate programs? Well, let’s see…You can check out their web sites and look up their national ranking, if they have one, and if you know where to start looking in the first place. And that’s pretty much it.

That’s where GradTrek comes in. We’ve collected over 1.3 million pieces of data on over 40,000 graduate degrees in the United States, and built a user interface that allows you to quickly get the information you need to accelerate your graduate school search. Researching graduate school is a serious, high-stakes project. But we’d like to think that with GradTrek, students finally have the right tool for the job.

GradTrek is much more than another searchable directory. With our specially designed user interface and recommendation engine, all you have to do is tell GradTrek a little bit about your preferences for graduate school (location, cost, and subject) and we show you all the degrees that match your search criteria, with results sorted by how well programs are likely to fit your needs. The programs that you see first are the ones that we think are the best fit for you, but if you don’t like those, you can scroll down for more, or change your search criteria–all in mere seconds. Because we don’t accept money from universities to promote their programs, you can trust GradTrek’s results. We start with every graduate degree program in the United States, find the programs that meet your criteria, and sort the results for you based on personal fit. A counter at the top of the screen displays your degree count in real time as you work your way through our software. We provide you with information and links to sites we trust for objective analysis of degrees and career paths, and give you free access to our database of over 39,000 graduate degrees offered by universities in the United States. You can save the programs that interest you to your free personal profile page, explore each program right away or later on from your phone, tablet or desktop computer, and even save notes on each program. Researching graduate school takes time–time that most of us just don’t have. GradTrek lets you do in 10 minutes what would take you days searching the Internet on your own. Of course you should still do your own research using the Internet and your professional contacts. And using GradTrek is actually fun. No, we’re serious. Really. Maybe you know where you’d like to go to graduate school but want to comparison shop a little before taking the plunge. Or maybe you have only the vaguest idea about grad school and just want to browse around. Either way, GradTrek is–believe it or not–actually fun to use. The user interface is smooth and fast, it works well on phones and tablets, and we guarantee GradTrek will help you learn something new and useful about graduate school.

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Your GradTrek account is free, and all you need for registration is an email address. Get started now to explore our library of over 40,000 MAs, MSs, MBAs, MEds, PhDs and so many more.





Who’s using GradTrek? About 3,000 students per month, plus a growing number of colleges, universities and research centers. Here’s a sample.

Who’s linking to GradTrek?

Arcadia University

Carroll College

Indiana State University

Lafayette College

Maryville College

Reed College

Sacred Heart University

Sewanee University

University of North Texas

University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg

Ursinus College

EduMag.net

Prep4Grad.com



Who’s using GradTrek?

Clarkson University

Lubin School of Business at Pace University

McNair Scholars Program

Southwestern College

University of New Haven

University of North Texas

University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center



What people are saying about GradTrek:

“GradTrek.com is a comprehensive and useful site of graduate programs designed by university professors. It is an online grad school finder for Masters, MBA, and PhD search engine that lets you search every accredited graduate degree in the United States in second. This graduate school search website allows you to search 40,000 degrees in seconds, whether you’re thinking about an MBA or are looking for a JD, MA, PhD or other graduate degree or certificate.”

Carroll College, “Preparing for Graduate School”

“Gradtrek.com has built a user interface that allows you to quickly get the information you need to amp up your grad school search and is free. All you need for registration is an email address. Explore over 40,000 MAs, MSs, MBAs, MEds, PhDs and so many more.”

Arcadia University, “Applying to Graduate School”

“Find a masters degree, PhD, or graduate certificate. Whatever graduate program you’re searching for–MA, MS, MBA, MAcc, JD or any other graduate degree–GradTrek’s search results are never biased in favor of one university or degree program over another.”

Lafayette College Career Services

“This graduate school search engine helps you find the best fit for grad schools in the U.S. by assessing subject interests, location, tuition, your GPA and GRE scores.”

Maryville College, “Graduate School”

“Check it out. It’s a search engine driven program to find the right grad program.”

Reed College, “Best Sources to Learn About Graduate Programs”

“I’ve been waiting for a product like GradTrek for many years. I recommend it for anyone who is thinking about graduate school, whether you’re contemplating a professional certificate, Masters degree or PhD.”

Donald Asher– Internationally renowned career expert and author of Graduate Admissions Essays

“Holy flippin’ spidermonkeys. Thank you! I’m at a crossroads trying to decide if I should go down the management route (MBA…) or the practice route (MS HCI/UX). The options are dizzying. GradTrek does what it says on the box. “….lets you do in 10 minutes what would take you days searching the Internet on your own.””

GradTrek user on Reddit, Nov. 4, 2014