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ERIC Number: EJ705779
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Jun-22
Pages: 4
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0013-1172
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Educational and Career Aspirations: Views of Business School Students
Piotrowski, Chris; Cox, John Lew
Education, v124 n4 p713 Sum 2004
A sizeable percentage of undergraduate students enroll in U.S. business schools; yet, there is sparse published research on the educational aspirations and career goals of this select student body. To address this gap in the literature, a survey of undergraduate business students at The University of West Florida was conducted in the Fall semester of 2002. Of the total respondents (N = 150), 50% plan to seek employment in their select field or business specialty after earning the bachelor's degree. The major fields of concentration are accounting, marketing, management, and information technology (IT); few students chose MIS as their selected field of study. The other half of our sample intend to pursue graduate education, with a majority planning on attaining either the MBA or accounting graduate degrees. Improving employment prospects and enhancing earned income were the major motivations for pursuing graduate degrees in the business fields.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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