Abstract Using the 2000/01 Baccalaureate & Beyond Longitudinal Study (B&B: 00/01), this
paper employs multilevel modeling to test a conceptual model of graduate school choice …

Despite improved access in expanded postsecondary systems, the great majority of
bachelor's degree graduates are taking considerably longer than the allotted four years to …

This study estimates the short-and long-term effects of undergraduate educational debt on
students' decisions to apply and to enroll in graduate school after completing requirements …

This report presents initial findings about the employment outcomes of bachelor's degree
recipients approximately 4 years after they completed their 2007-08 degrees. These findings …

Students' postsecondary course-taking is of interest to researchers, yet has been difficult to
study at large scale because administrative transcript data are rarely standardized across …

This publication describes the methods and procedures used in the 2008/12 Baccalaureate
and Beyond Longitudinal Study (B&B: 08/12). These graduates, who completed the …

Estimation methods to identify the causal relationships between dependent and
independent variables are fundamental to social science research. For social workers, these …

What is the impact of student loans on post baccalaureate choices? Using within-college
variations in financial aid policies, we find that higher levels of debt induce a front loading of …

Using data from the Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study and inverse probability
of treatment weights by means of the propensity score, this study examined the effect …

McQUEEN, HANNAH MARIE. The Student ‘Investor’ and the Long-Term Risks Associated with
Higher Education Debt. (Under Page 1 ABSTRACT McQUEEN, HANNAH MARIE. The Student …