1,75O Colleges and Universities offer programs
Enrollment ~1.7M; 54%W; 51% PT
Masters - ~398,000 degrees
~85% practice oriented ~70% part time
Degees ~56% women----~11% minority
Varies With institution type and location.
Varies by field
Certificates --- no clear definition
Doctoral - ~42,400 degrees
~47% women (US) ~13% minority
~32% non US citizen (23% temp visa)
Postdocs - NSF 1995 ~ 26,000. Doesn't include Medical Schools or broader definition of Postdoc (i.e. post-M.D.)
Demographic questions-Who are the students and what are their needs and concerns?
Process and Program questions-What kind of education and training do they want and/or need, and how do they get it?
Human Resource questions-What is the relationship between graduate education and jobs (and careers)?
Value questions-How do we define quality?
Economic questions-What are the costs of graduate education and who pays them?
Public Policy questions-What factors affect support for graduate education and research?
The Changing Context for Graduate Education
• Predictions and ProjectionsGraduate Education, Jobs, and Careers• Aspirations
Post-Baccalaureate Education• Assumptions and Expectations
Relationship of Education and Jobs• Realities
Post-Baccalaureate Futures Nature of Work
Nature of Workforce
Nature of Education
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