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Binghamton University offers a broad scope of rigorous and prestigious graduate programs within an exciting, culturally diverse community. Set in beautiful wooded hills along the Susquehanna and Chenango rivers and in the heart of the city, Binghamton University’s suburban and downtown campuses foster the world-renowned research, scholarship and creative exploration that have earned the Graduate School its international reputation.
Binghamton has world-class scholars and researchers who enjoy working with and teaching students -- both graduate and undergraduate.
As more and more undergraduate degrees are granted, graduate degrees are fast becoming the standard for career advancement. It is predicted that the average work-life will consist of at least four to five different careers! That means that core competency skills obtained in graduate school -- problem-solving, communication, teamwork and leadership -- are key to your professional success and the freedom to explore new career options.
A recent study by the U.S. Census Bureau shows:
Over the course of a career, these dollar differences in educational achievement are enormous. Higher education yields higher returns than almost any other investment you can make.
Binghamton University (State University of New York) is a selective, mid-sized research institution with master and doctoral degree programs in dozens of different fields in arts and sciences, engineering, management, education, nursing, and community and public affairs. Binghamton has a growing graduate population of over 3,000 students, a world-class faculty and numerous organized research centers. Graduate study takes place in an invigorating and exciting academic environment. Binghamton encourages an interdisciplinary approach to graduate studies.
Binghamton's reasonable tuition rates and the area's low cost of living combine to provide a high-quality education at a low cost.
We welcome international students to our community! Binghamton University values the diverse perspectives that international students bring to our campus. This commitment has won Binghamton seven national awards for its commitment to international experiences for its students, including the inaugural Senator Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization from NAFSA.
Over 800 international graduate students from over 76 different countries are currently enrolled at Binghamton University. International student enrollments have been increasing steadily for the past seven years. For fall 2007, the ten countries with the largest enrollments were:
| India | 264 | Kenya | 25 |
| China | 141 | Jordon | 11 |
| Taiwan | 69 | Canada | 10 |
| Turkey | 67 | Germany | 10 |
| Korea | 52 | Russia | 9 |
Doctoral students who plan to pursue a career in academia will find rich opportunities at Binghamton University to develop and practice their teaching skills. Visit Teaching Resources for Students for more information.
Binghamton offers over 55 graduate degree programs
"As a graduate assistant for Binghamton's Semester in London program, I was fortunate to receive University support for a semester of work with the British Library's medieval manuscript collections, and the research I conducted at that time was one of the most important defining factors of my graduate career. The full semester of funding that the University provided gave me time to develop the skills needed for archival research, and I was also able to immerse myself in the manuscript collections to a far greater extent than most short-term travel grants would have allowed. Perhaps the most notable benefit of being able to work with these manuscripts was that I ceased to think of myself as just a student, and began to conceptualize my role as a future scholar.”
~Bonnie Erwin, English MA 2002
“I came to do a PhD at Binghamton because of the people. The department provided a close-knit group of grad students and faculty who made up for their small size (by some standards) by being very supportive. Small can be good when the faculty and graduate students perform internationally recognized research in various fields -- which they do at Binghamton!”
~Dr. Beren Robinson, Associate Professor, University of Guelph, Ontario, Biology PhD 1994
“When I arrived at the Watson School, I knew absolutely no one. I got to feel ‘at home’ in this school very soon. When I say ‘at home’ I am thinking about the people in this school: teachers, technical and administrative staff. To somebody else, these might sound like small things; to me, they are important and stay at the very heart of the appreciation I have for this school: support when needed, advice when asked for.”
~Cosmina Hogea, Mechanical Engineering Ph.D. 2005
