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ERIC Number: EJ272106
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982
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Determinants of Student Choice of Undergraduate Major Field.
Cebula, Richard J.; Lopes, Jerry
American Educational Research Journal, v19 n2 p303-12 Sum 1982
This study suggests that student's choice of undergraduate major depends on various factors. Allowing for recent trends toward accounting and business administration, results indicate that earnings differentials and differences in the rate of change in earnings are among important factors in the student's decision. (Author/LC)
Descriptors: Compensation (Remuneration), Decision Making, Degrees (Academic), Employment Opportunities, Higher Education, Majors (Students), Specialization
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Cost; Graduate Record Examinations