ERIC Number: EJ964115
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-0010-0889
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An Examination of Program Selection Criteria for Part-Time MBA Students
Colburn, Michael; Fox, Daniel E.; Westerfelt, Debra Kay
College and University, v87 n2 p24-33 Fall 2011
Prospective graduate students select a graduate program as a result of a multifaceted decision-making process. This study examines the selection criteria that part-time MBA students used in selecting a program at a private university. Further, it analyzes the methods by which the students first learned of the MBA program. The authors posed the following research questions: (1) What are the factors that affect student selection of a part-time MBA program?; (2) How do gender, age, years between bachelor's and master's work, and location of campus impact the choice of a program and/or institution?; and (3) What methods do people use to identify graduate programs, and how do gender, age, years between bachelor's and master's work, and location of campus impact these methods? (Contains 6 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Course Selection (Students), Evaluation Criteria, Performance Factors, Part Time Students, Business Administration Education, Career Choice, School Location, Age Differences, Gender Differences, Time to Degree, College Choice, Attribution Theory, Student Educational Objectives, Mail Surveys, Student Attitudes, Decision Making, Predictor Variables
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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