Guide to Graduate and Professional Organizations

The following is a partial listing of Professional Organizations of Interest to Professional School Financial Aid Officers. It is alphabetical followed by a listing according to discipline. Be sure to bookmark this page for future reference.

In addition to the resources below, many of MASFAA’s sponsors also offer helpful materials or financial aid conferences designed to meet the needs of the graduate aid administrator. Be sure to visit MASFAA's Sponsors page for a listing.

As this is a partial list, we welcome any corrections or additions to this list that others may find helpful. Please send an e-mail to one of the GPCC chairpersons.

American Association for Higher Education
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
American Association for Collegiate Registrars and Admission Officers
American Association of State Colleges and Universities
American Council on Education
Association of American Colleges and Universities
Association of American Universities
Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities
Association of College Administration Professionals
Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities
Coalition of Higher Education Assistance Organizations
Council for Advancement and Support of Education
Council of Graduate Schools
Eastern Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
National Association of College and University Business Officers
National Association of Graduate Admissions Professionals
National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges
National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
National Council of Higher Education Loan Programs
NAWE: Advancing Women in Higher Education
U.S. College Search
United States Department of Education (IFAP)

BUSINESS/MANAGEMENT

The International Association for Management Education

DENTISTRY

American Dental Association
American Dental Education Association
American Student Dental Association

LAW

American Bar Association
Association of American Law Schools
Law School Admissions Council
National Association of Law Placement    
National Association for Public Interest Law

MEDICINE

American Medical Association
American Medical Student Association
Association of American Medical Colleges

NURSING

American Association of Colleges of Nursing

OPTOMETRY

American Optometric Association
American Optometric Student Association

VETERINARY

American Veterinary Medical Association
Veterinary Medicine Educational Network