Are Rates of Return on Investments in Higher Education Instruction Lower than Those on Alternatives?.

Witmer, David R.

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Are Rates of Return on Investments in Higher Education Instruction Lower than Those on Alternatives?

Witmer, David R.

Review of Higher Education, v2 n1 p22-34 Fall 1978

The rate of return on investments in higher education, defined as a measure of productivity that relates the costs of resources expended in instruction to the value of benefits produced, is discussed and computed for several student populations. The concepts of "overeducation" and "underemployment" are also discussed. (SF)

Descriptors: College Graduates, College Students, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Benefits, Followup Studies, Higher Education, Income, Investment, Job Satisfaction, Productivity, Quality of Life, Student Characteristics, Student Costs, Underemployment

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