ERIC Number: ED581704
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Jun
Pages: 41
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The Wage Effects of Not-for-Profit and For-Profit Certifications: Better Data, Somewhat Different Results. NBER Working Paper No. 19135
Lang, Kevin; Weinstein, Russell
National Bureau of Economic Research
Using the Beginning Postsecondary Student Survey and Transcript Data, we find no statistically significant differential return to certificate or Associate's degrees between for-profits and not-for-profits. Point estimates suggest a slightly lower return to a for-profit certificate and a slightly higher return to a for-profit Associate's degree, largely because more students at not-for-profits earn a BA, making them less likely to have only an Associate's degree. There is considerable variation in the return to certificates/degrees across majors, including many with negligible or negative returns. Differences across fields are large relative to differences across institution types.
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Postsecondary Education, Associate Degrees, Educational Certificates, Proprietary Schools, Majors (Students), College Students, Regression (Statistics), Student Surveys, Outcomes of Education, Intellectual Disciplines, Colleges, Statistical Analysis
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Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: National Bureau of Economic Research
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study
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IES Cited: ED572805
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