The Burdens of Educational Loans: The Impacts of Debt on Job Choice and Standards of Living for Students at Nine American Law Schools.

Chambers, David L.

Notes FAQ Contact Us

Back to results

Peer reviewed

ERIC Number: EJ457715

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1992

Pages: N/A

Abstractor: N/A

ISBN: N/A

ISSN: ISSN-0022-2208

EISSN: N/A

The Burdens of Educational Loans: The Impacts of Debt on Job Choice and Standards of Living for Students at Nine American Law Schools.

Chambers, David L.

Journal of Legal Education, v42 n2 p187-31 Jun 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, Law Schools, Law Students, Legal Education (Professions), Living Standards, Loan Repayment, Salary Wage Differentials, Student Attitudes, Student Costs, Surveys

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Numerical/Quantitative Data

Education Level: N/A

Audience: N/A

Language: English

Sponsor: N/A

Authoring Institution: N/A

Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A