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Full Report
Notes on Graduate Education
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Introduction:
Much recent attention has been placed on outcome
measures in higher education. This study reports on one of those
measures for graduate education, time to degree, and focuses on the
doctorate, which is generally more costly for institutions than the master's
degree. Reasons for this include increasing length of time it takes
for a student to attain the doctorate, and increased chances of attrition
along the way.
The report includes the following categories for the five degree years
from 1994-95 through 1998-99: registered time-to-degree, full-time
registered, part-time registered, time not registered and elapsed
time-to-degree. Please note that elapsed time-to-degree includes time
not registered but does not account for the time between the receipt of the
baccalaureate and entry into a graduate program.
In reviewing departmental time-to-degree, it is important to note that
extended time-to-degree may be due more to individual circumstances than
departmental policies. This may be more evident where the median is
expressed for a low number of degrees.
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