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If you’re looking to attend graduate school, you will want to be sure to exhaust all avenues to help you cover the cost. While your credit is likely improved enough where you can take out an alternative student loan or Grad PLUS loan, you still have rent, car payments and other bills to consider. So if you already have a full-time job, be sure to contact your employer about tuition reimbursement.

Tuition reimbursement benefits are offered by many employers, and essentially means the employer will cover some, if not all, of the cost of attending graduate school. The mentality for employers is that by attending grad school, the employer will gain a more advanced skill set in a particular field, and thus, be more valuable to the company.

Tuition reimbursement varies from company to company. Some offer to pay for one class at a time; others give you a set amount to use toward tuition each year. Contact your human resources department for more information.