Objective: This study explored how high school and postsecondary academic parameters
may relate to the choice of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) …

Since 1991 more than two dozen states have adopted merit-based student financial aid
programs, intended at least in part to increase the stock of human capital by improving the …

There is growing concern that the US is producing too few college graduates in science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, and there is a desire to …

Undecided students who self-identify as uncertain of their academic path represent a unique
population to support from an academic advising perspective. In a sample of 257,813 …

College plays an important role in connecting students with jobs and careers. Individuals
with college degrees are on average able to secure higher paying, higher status jobs than …

This thesis is composed of three essays. In the first chapter, titled “Grants vs. Loans: the Role
of Financial Aid in College Major Choice,” co-authored with Yannick Reichlin, we analyze …

Increasing the number of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
degrees is a national priority and one way to promote the socioeconomic mobility of students …

Despite the government of Barbados' 2018 resumption of full payment of undergraduate
tuition, enrollment at the lone indigenous tertiary education institution has not fully …

Community colleges are becoming increasingly relevant as an entrance point into
postsecondary education for potential science, technology, engineering, and mathematics …

We illustrate two ways in which the price paid for college tuition (“net tuition”) may affect
students' major choice: 1) a selection effect in which increased net tuition discour-ages …