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ERIC Number: EJ745273
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 11
Abstractor: Author
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0883-2323
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The Effect of Tuition and Opportunity Cost on the Pursuit and Completion of a Graduate Management Degree
Montgomery, Mark; Powell, Irene
Journal of Education for Business, v81 n4 p190-200 Mar-Apr 2006
In this study, the authors used multivariate statistical analysis to examine the impact of cost on the likelihood that a person will both enroll in and complete a Master of Business Administration (MBA) program. They considered both the "explicit" cost of paying tuition and the "implicit" cost, or opportunity cost, of earnings foregone while in school. Results suggest that tuition is not a major impediment to either pursuing or completing an MBA. However, high opportunity cost tends to reduce enrollment and degree completion. (Contains 4 tables an 11 figures.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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