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Direct linkGallagher, Sean – New England Journal of Higher Education, 2014
Over the past decade, enrollment in professional master's degree programs has grown substantially, and this category has outpaced the overall recent flattening of college enrollment. Today, 5 million more U.S. adults hold a master's degree compared with a decade ago, and in some circles the master's is being referred to as "the…
Descriptors: Masters Degrees, Credentials, Education Work Relationship, Labor Market
Peer reviewedArkes, Jeremy – Economics of Education Review, 1999
Examines whether employers can infer information about workers' precollege abilities from acquired college credentials and value attainment of credentials because they signal these abilities. Analysis of 1993 National Longitudinal Study of Youth data reveals that employers value attainment of a bachelor's degree for these reasons. Academic degrees…
Descriptors: Ability, Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, Credentials
