r/GradSchool

946k members
r/GradSchool is a subreddit with 946k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses struggling, looking for, thesis, program, and hate, and they frequently recommend/review portfolio website, audio software, and tablet.
Discussion forum for current, past, and future students of any discipline completing post-graduate studies - taught or research.

Popular Themes in r/GradSchool

#1
Advice Requests
: "Seeking advice"
14 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Lost interest in finishing doing my MPA program."
2 posts
#3
Money Talk
: "Trying to figure out how I'm gonna afford this thing"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/GradSchool

#1

Struggling

69 posts
#2

Looking For

62 posts
#3

Thesis

16 posts
#4

Program

15 posts
#5

Hate

15 posts
#6

Masters

14 posts
#7

Advice

8 posts
#8

Grad School

8 posts
#9

Degree

5 posts
#10

Software

4 posts

Products Discussed in r/GradSchool

#1
GitHub
4.3★ from 3 reviews
#2
Google
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#3
Squarespace
4.0★ from 1 review
#1
Moon Reader
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Adobe
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Audiobooks
5.0★ from 1 review

Tablet

4 reviews
#1
Apple
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Samsung
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Remarkable
5.0★ from 1 review

Flair Used in r/GradSchool

#1
Admissions & Applications
: "Struggling to focus on my thesis because I have no job lined up afterward"
10 posts
#2
Academics
: "I'm losing my passion for my degree"
8 posts
#3
Health & Work/Life Balance
: "Thoughts on leaves of absence? Afraid I'll lose "momentum.""
4 posts
#4
Research
: "CS PhD: This or next cycle with potentially better papers?"
3 posts
#5
News
: "For those of us who’s student loans are cut are we pivoting?"
1 post
#6
Finance
: "Trying to figure out how I'm gonna afford this thing"
1 post
#7
Megathread
: "Weekly Megathread - AI in Grad School"
1 post
#8
Professional
: "Not Sure What to Do After my Master’s. More school?"
1 post

Member Growth in r/GradSchool

Yearly
+34k members(3.7%)

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Last updated: October 2, 2026