Publication Date
In 2024 | 0 |
Since 2023 | 0 |
Since 2020 (last 5 years) | 4 |
Since 2015 (last 10 years) | 7 |
Since 2005 (last 20 years) | 10 |
Descriptor
Source
Author
Andrews, Benjamin D. | 1 |
Carnevale, Anthony P. | 1 |
Cheah, Ban | 1 |
Choy, Susan P. | 1 |
Cochrane, Debbie | 1 |
Cornett, Allyson | 1 |
Detweiler, Gerri | 1 |
Estes, Cynthia | 1 |
Fletcher, Carla | 1 |
Gulish, Artem | 1 |
Hayes, Dianne | 1 |
More ▼ |
Publication Type
Education Level
Higher Education | 10 |
Postsecondary Education | 6 |
Two Year Colleges | 3 |
Adult Education | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Pell Grant Program | 2 |
Federal Direct PLUS Loan… | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Andrews, Benjamin D. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Since the turn of the 21st century, going to college has become increasingly financially difficult in the United States. Tuition prices continued to rise, state funding for higher education declined, and the mean family income declined or stagnated for all but the top 20 percent of families (Goldrick-Rab 2016). In a period where college has risen…
Descriptors: Credit (Finance), College Students, Tuition, Paying for College
Knaff, Cassandra; Fletcher, Carla; Cornett, Allyson – Trellis Company, 2022
Postsecondary students face a myriad of complex financial decisions and tasks, such as financing their education, choosing a major with a return on investment, budgeting, and crafting repayment strategies for credit card and student loan debt(s). With respect to student loans, many borrowers feel "burdened by the repayment process" and…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Paying for College, Money Management, Student Loan Programs
Sallie Mae Bank, 2018
Introduced this year, "How America Pays for Graduate School" is a national study by Sallie Mae, conducted by Ipsos. This new study is designed to complement Sallie Mae's "How America Pays for College" report, which, for the last 10 years, has provided insights into how American families plan and pay for college, with a focus on…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Paying for College, Graduate Students, Educational Finance
Carnevale, Anthony P.; Cheah, Ban; Van Der Werf, Martin; Gulish, Artem – Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, 2020
This report and the accompanying interactive web tool are a first step toward helping students sort through the 37,000 programs in the College Scorecard data to learn which programs offer a pathway to good earnings and which threaten more debt. Part 1 examines earnings differences across different institutions. Just as there is overlap in…
Descriptors: Income, Debt (Financial), Majors (Students), Educational Attainment
Hayes, Dianne – Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 2012
The harsh reality of debt among college-aged students is a growing problem. According to the Center for Economic and Entrepreneurial Literacy, 54 percent of college student respondents had overdrawn their bank account and 81 percent underestimated the time it would take to pay off a credit card balance by a large margin. In a climate where even…
Descriptors: Financial Services, Credit (Finance), Money Management, Partnerships in Education
Sallie Mae Bank, 2021
For the past 14 years, Sallie Mae's "How America Pays for College" report has surveyed college students and parents of undergraduate students about their attitudes toward higher education and how they are paying for it. The research examines families' attitudes toward the value of a college education, as well as their key considerations…
Descriptors: Paying for College, Parents, Undergraduate Students, Student Financial Aid
Cochrane, Debbie – Postsecondary Value Commission, 2021
With grant and scholarship aid as well as family resources unable to keep pace with college costs, loans have become a fact of life for millions of college students each year. In deciding how and how much to borrow, these students are making highly consequential decisions that will impact their future in unknown ways. Policy should aim to reduce…
Descriptors: Debt (Financial), Postsecondary Education, Value Judgment, Parents
Peters, Eleanor Eckerson; Roberson, Amanda Janice; Voight, Mamie – Institute for Higher Education Policy, 2019
This report shares the perspectives and aspirations of 17 low-income and working-class students based on interviews the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) conducted over two semesters of their college journeys. The report identifies opportunities for policymakers and institutional leaders to support all students through completion,…
Descriptors: College Students, Paying for College, Tuition, Student Loan Programs
Yoon, Intae – Journal of Social Work Education, 2012
Cross-sectional data reveal alarming financial situations among 2009 MSW graduates from 25 states and their loan decisions (N=260). More than a quarter of the participants owe at least $40,000 in educational loans from their MSW degree, and 30% borrowed at least $30,000 of their total college education debt. Expensive credit cards are used more…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Graduate Surveys, Financial Problems, Debt (Financial)
Pinto, Mary Beth; Mansfield, Phylis M. – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 2006
College students today face heavy student loan debt that is intensified by the amount of credit card debt they carry. This study provides a profile of financially at-risk students based on their credit card usage behavior. When compared to the non-financially at-risk students, those in the financially at-risk group were found to have higher…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Loan Programs, Student Financial Aid, Debt (Financial)
Education Resources Inst., Boston, MA. – 1998
This report presents findings of a national survey on the use of credit cards by college students. A computer-assisted telephone survey of a stratified random sample resulted in a total of 750 completed surveys. Following a chart summarizing selected earlier studies, the report presents the major findings of this survey: (1) credit card use is a…
Descriptors: College Students, Credit Cards, Credit (Finance), Higher Education
At Home with Consumers, 1987
The four articles in this journal issue examine the pros and cons of the proposition that credit card rates are too high. In "How Congress and Consumers Will Crack the Credit Card Market," Congressman Charles E. Schumer argues that banks can get away with their excessive rates because of consumer misinformation and the unfair competitive edge held…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Consumer Education, Credit Cards, Credit (Finance)
Peer reviewed
Detweiler, Gerri – Advancing the Consumer Interest, 1993
The role of credit cards in personal finance has increased dramatically over the past two decades. Complex interest computation methods and additional fees often boost the price of credit card loans and help make credit cards the most profitable type of consumer loan for many lenders. (Author/JOW)
Descriptors: Consumer Protection, Credit (Finance), Credit Cards, Interest (Finance)
Peer reviewed
Munro, Jennifer; Hirt, Joan B. – Journal of College Student Development, 1998
Survey of college students who managed credit cards wisely and those who did not (N=310), revealed that responsible users were more likely to have acquired credit cards before matriculating in college. Discusses implications for future personal-debt management and for institutions of higher education with regard to credit-card vendors. (EMK)
Descriptors: College Students, Credit (Finance), Credit Cards, Higher Education
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., Washington, DC. – 2002
This module on managing a credit card is one of ten in the Money Smart curriculum, and includes an instructor guide and a take-home guide. It was developed to help adults outside the financial mainstream enhance their money skills and create positive banking relationships. It is designed to enable participants to describe the costs and benefits of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Banking, Basic Business Education, Behavioral Objectives
Previous Page | Next Page ยป
Pages: 1 | 2