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Chen, Xianglei – National Center for Education Statistics, 2010
Enrollment in graduate and first-professional education in the United States has increased in recent years--from about 2 million students in fall 1995 to more than 2.6 million students in fall 2007 (Snyder, Dillow, and Hoffman 2009, tables 206 and 207). Increasing enrollments overall raise questions regarding the types of students entering…
Descriptors: Student Characteristics, Profiles, Graduate Students, Professional Education
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Cataldi, Emily Forrest; Ho, Phoebe – National Center for Education Statistics, 2010
More than 3 million students were enrolled in graduate or first-professional programs in the United States during the 2007-08 academic year. These students varied widely both in their demographic characteristics and in the degree programs they pursued. These Web Tables use data from the most recent National Postsecondary Student Aid Study…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Professional Education, Student Characteristics, Masters Programs
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Pate, Robert H., Jr. – Counselor Education and Supervision, 1990
Considers the effect of the 1988 Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) Standards on potential entry-level students who want to study part time and experienced counselors who want doctoral programs. (Author)
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Counselor Training, Doctoral Programs, Graduate Students
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Nicholls, Miles G. – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2007
In this paper, absorbing markov chains are used to analyse the flows of higher degree by research candidates (doctoral and master) within an Australian faculty of business. The candidates are analysed according to whether they are full time or part time. The need for such analysis stemmed from what appeared to be a rather poor completion rate (as…
Descriptors: Probability, Databases, Markov Processes, Student Characteristics
Spicer, Edward M.
Today, the urban university is becoming the principal force in higher education. Although new to the American scene, it is educating thousands of students while also answering some of the community's basic needs. The growth of the urban university has been and will continue to be rapid and tremendous. For the purpose of this study, a simple…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Educational Responsibility, Graduate Study, Higher Education
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Penna, Richard P.; Sherman, Michael S. – American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 1990
National data on pharmacy enrollments includes information by institution, degree level (Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Pharmacy), student level, sex, full- or part-time enrollment, net changes from 1988 to 1989, ethnic group, race, previous degree, and foreign students' countries of origin. (MSE)
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Enrollment Rate, Enrollment Trends, Ethnic Groups
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Sheridan, Peter M.; Pyke, Sandra W. – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 1994
A study investigated predictors of time required to complete degree requirements for 395 master's and 79 doctoral students at York University (Ontario). Demographic (sex, age, marital status, student status, citizenship), academic (undergraduate/graduate grades, discipline, program type), and financial support variables (funding from…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Citizenship, Doctoral Dissertations, Doctoral Programs