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Amanda Davis Simpfenderfer; Jingjing Liu – Journal of Postsecondary Student Success, 2024
Research examining students' socioeconomic outcomes after attaining a bachelor's degree tends to use single measures such as income or occupation (Thomas & Zhang, 2005; Torche, 2015). Yet, socioeconomic status is more complex than single measures. To capture that complexity, this study draws data from the National Center for Education…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, College Graduates, Socioeconomic Status, Bachelors Degrees
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Chambers, David L. – Journal of Legal Education, 1992
Surveys of graduating students (n=336 and 917, respectively) at four lower-cost and five higher-cost law schools examined effects of various levels of student debt burden on career plans. High debt amounts were slightly related to taking a job in large private law firms. Debt burdens of one in five or six students was judged to be too high. (DB)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Debt (Financial), Employment Patterns, Higher Education