There are several ways to finance an online master’s degree program such as fellowships, assistantships, graduate scholarships, and financial aids of the chosen school or university. More so, graduate students have a wide range of options to finance their studies such as Employer Tuition Reimbursement, Federal Financial Aid, Federal Loans, Grants, Federal Work-Study, State Grants, Institutional Aid, Private Loans, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, Income-Based Repayment (IBR), NIH Loan Repayment. All financial assistance programs have deadlines, and there is a lot of competition for funding. The strategy of financing an online master’s degree is to get started early.