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Top 10 Reasons to Attend CU

Education beyond the basics

• One of the finest Graduate Teacher Programs in the nation

• Numerous interdisciplinary and professional certificate programs

Graduate ready for your next step by taking advantage of CU-Boulder's many teaching and professional development opportunities.

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Hiking, biking, teaching, discussing philosophy (as in this photograph taken of myself and some fellow graduate students in a radio studio), participating in development committees and hosting regular social events. CU Boulder was at the top of my list. — Michael Zerella
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To test our new wireless protocols, my group in the Interdisciplinary Telecommunications Program (ITP) mounts radios in small unmanned planes and flies them at a range north of Boulder. Our hope is that these protocols will help people stay connected during disasters. I am also the Director of ITP. I enjoy the challenge of leading a major unit on campus while maintaining a research program. — Timothy Brown
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Why Graduate Education?

Where the Jobs Are

"In the world that looms before us, a bachelor's degree alone will no longer suffice, and more jobs than ever will require both advanced degrees and advanced credentials.According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, one-sixth of the fastest growing occupations for 2006-2016 require a master's or doctoral degree." -Graduate Education and the Public Good

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The Graduate School serves the community of graduate students, faculty, and staff at CU-Boulder, one of the nation's premier comprehensive research universities. We offer guidance on a wide array of academic, social, and financial issues, and can assist in navigating the often complex world of graduate education.

Serving as an umbrella organization since 1892, the Graduate School currently oversees 100 graduate and professional programs. We work to guarantee a standard of quality and cohesion across all disciplines, ensuring the continuing integrity and value of a CU-Boulder graduate degree. The Graduate School also helps make possible the many connections between the campus and outside constituencies, in the state, the nation, and the world.

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Wineland receives 2012 Nobel Prize

Dr. David J. Wineland, a lecturer in the CU-Boulder physics department received the 2012 Nobel Prize in physics. Wineland is a physicist with the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Boulder and internationally recognized for developing the technique of using lasers to cool ions to near absolute zero. He joins four other Nobel Laureates at CU-Boulder. Read more.