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Prior Activities and Progress in MBA Programs.

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Cooksey, Elizabeth C.; Rindfuss, Ronald R. – Research in Higher Education, 1994

A study drew on data from a major longitudinal study to examine whether graduate business administration students experienced a hiatus in educational careers and whether work/education profiles differed from other graduate students. Results indicate interrupting education between bachelor's and master's degrees correlates with part-time enrollment…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Business Administration Education, Graduate Students, Higher Education

The Determinants of Progress to the Doctoral Degree.

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Gillingham, Lisa; And Others – Research in Higher Education, 1991

A study of 723 doctoral students investigated the relationship between time taken to complete the degree and economic factors, including employment hours, study hours, household income, indebtedness, amount and type of aid, and part-time student status. Field of study and foreign/domestic student status were also considered. (Author/MSE)

Descriptors: Debt (Financial), Doctoral Degrees, Economic Factors, Graduate Students