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Graduate Management Admission Council, 2018
This survey report--the second in a series of topical reports based on the results of the 2018 mba.com Prospective Students Survey--presents the findings associated with with candidates' post-graduate management education career interests, including goals, industries, and job functions. [The following individuals from the GMAC Research Department…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Business Administration Education, Occupational Aspiration, Vocational Interests
Carnevale, Anthony P.; Strohl, Jeff; Melton, Michelle – Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, 2011
Over the years, there has been a persistent lack of available information about the economic consequences of choosing one academic major over another. As a result, students have had little financial data on hand to help them choose between majors. No longer. This report finds that different majors have different economic value. While going to…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), College Graduates, Bachelors Degrees, Educational Attainment
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Roksa, Josipa; Levey, Tania – Social Forces, 2010
While income inequality among college graduates is well documented, inequality in occupational status remains largely unexplored. We examine whether and how occupational specificity of college majors is related to college graduates' transition into the labor market and their subsequent occupational trajectories. Analyses of NLSY79 indicate that…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Credentials, Employment Level, Employment Patterns