As student debt continues to climb, outstripping all other forms of personal debt and topping off at $1.7 trillion nationally, previous research has shown that the amount of anticipated debt has an impact on graduate student career choices. However, there is a dearth of information that shows if student debt is impacting student's choices before they enroll in graduate programs. This research applies Perna's (2006) College Access and Choice and Kallio's (1995) framework examining factors that influence graduate student choice to explore graduate student institutional control choice using data from the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS) between 2008-2016, and whether student debt, both at the undergraduate and graduate level, alters the probability of institutional control enrollment. Results show that the probability of enrolling at a public or private for-profit institution increases when undergraduate and graduate student debt is factored into the model, particularly for Black or African American students. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]