Evaluating University Degree Programs Regarding the Effective Use of Public and Private Funding

The subject of this paper is making educated decisions on the use of Public (governmental) and private funding to support the acquisition of university degrees in majors that have a low probability of providing a career or employment. Discussion topics include return on investment, and the realistic...

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Main Authors: Douglas Burleigh, Marina Kuimova, Maxim Mazhanov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EconJournals 2017-03-01
Series:International Review of Management and Marketing
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Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/irmm/issue/32094/355460?publisher=http-www-cag-edu-tr-ilhan-ozturk
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spelling doaj-0ab77685bb4e4799a792e6cf43bd8f652020-11-25T03:58:30ZengEconJournalsInternational Review of Management and Marketing 2146-44052017-03-01714654691032Evaluating University Degree Programs Regarding the Effective Use of Public and Private FundingDouglas BurleighMarina KuimovaMaxim MazhanovThe subject of this paper is making educated decisions on the use of Public (governmental) and private funding to support the acquisition of university degrees in majors that have a low probability of providing a career or employment. Discussion topics include return on investment, and the realistic expectations of obtaining jobs in the field of study after graduation. This paper discusses the effectiveness of university degree programs with respect to the use of public funding and the probability of graduates’ employment. It is proposed that a system of metrics be developed to evaluate the potential of each degree program to provide employment in that field and to predict the probability of employment.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/irmm/issue/32094/355460?publisher=http-www-cag-edu-tr-ilhan-ozturkdegree programs education loan employment higher education labor market public funding return on investment
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Evaluating University Degree Programs Regarding the Effective Use of Public and Private Funding
International Review of Management and Marketing
degree programs
education loan
employment
higher education
labor market
public funding
return on investment
author_facet Douglas Burleigh
Marina Kuimova
Maxim Mazhanov
author_sort Douglas Burleigh
title Evaluating University Degree Programs Regarding the Effective Use of Public and Private Funding
title_short Evaluating University Degree Programs Regarding the Effective Use of Public and Private Funding
title_full Evaluating University Degree Programs Regarding the Effective Use of Public and Private Funding
title_fullStr Evaluating University Degree Programs Regarding the Effective Use of Public and Private Funding
title_full_unstemmed Evaluating University Degree Programs Regarding the Effective Use of Public and Private Funding
title_sort evaluating university degree programs regarding the effective use of public and private funding
publisher EconJournals
series International Review of Management and Marketing
issn 2146-4405
publishDate 2017-03-01
description The subject of this paper is making educated decisions on the use of Public (governmental) and private funding to support the acquisition of university degrees in majors that have a low probability of providing a career or employment. Discussion topics include return on investment, and the realistic expectations of obtaining jobs in the field of study after graduation. This paper discusses the effectiveness of university degree programs with respect to the use of public funding and the probability of graduates’ employment. It is proposed that a system of metrics be developed to evaluate the potential of each degree program to provide employment in that field and to predict the probability of employment.
topic degree programs
education loan
employment
higher education
labor market
public funding
return on investment
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