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Djurovich, Alexandra; Fergus, Meredith; Henderson, Maren; Li, Peter; Sanford, Thomas; Sheff, Nina; Sorenson, Nicole; Williams-Wyche, Shaun – Minnesota Office of Higher Education, 2015
This report serves as a comprehensive resource of accurate and timely indicators of higher education performance in Minnesota. This report provides historical and national comparisons to contextualize state data. "Minnesota Measures" also offers Minnesota postsecondary peer institution comparisons. As possible, indicators are…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Preparation, College Readiness, Enrollment
Watkins, Beverly T. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1990
According to a report from the National Research Council, 53 percent of those who received doctorates in 1987-88 did not owe any money for their education. Graduates in engineering and the physical sciences were less likely to be in debt than those in the humanities, life sciences, and social sciences. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Graduates, Debt (Financial), Doctoral Degrees, Educational Finance
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Weiler, William C. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1991
The effect of indebtedness (undergraduate loan burden) after college graduation on the decision to pursue a graduate degree was studied for 899 individuals from the High School and Beyond study. Level of undergraduate debt was not a significant choice determinant. Some limitations of the methodology are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Graduates, Data Analysis, Decision Making
Dennis, Marguerite J. – 1986
Guidelines for a student financial counseling and debt management program from high school through graduate school are provided. A brief history on government aid for postsecondary education and student loan default is included. Publications and other ways that can help students make career decisions are identified. A plan for meeting tuition,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Bound Students, College Graduates, College Students
Thomas, Scott L. – 1998
This study examined college graduates' earnings and indebtedness one year after graduation. First, data from the first follow-up of the Baccalaureate & Beyond study (which followed a nationally representative sample of baccalaureate graduates from 1993) were used to describe the earnings distribution of full-time workers from various academic…
Descriptors: College Graduates, College Outcomes Assessment, Debt (Financial), Education Work Relationship