Factors that influence university graduates’ choice of postgraduate study

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ID21458730
AutoresOlga Espinoza (0000-0001-7525-2980, University of Tarapacá, autor de correspondencia), L Gonzalez (0000-0003-1850-3899, Programa Interdisciplinario de Investigaciones en Educación), Luis Sandoval (0000-0002-8988-7888, Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana), Bruno Corradi (0000-0002-4217-0900, University of Tarapacá), Yahira Larrondo González (0000-0002-6057-3586, University of Chile), Catalina Miranda (0000-0003-3106-3293, University of Chile), Noel Mcginn (0000-0001-7132-2136, Harvard Graduate School of Education)
Año2025
Volumen47
Número2
Páginas361-378
Fecha de publicación2025-05-04
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaStudies in Continuing Education (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0158-037X • E-ISSN: 1470-126X
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/0158037x.2024.2363301
OpenAlexW4399497027
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas61

Enrolments in university certificate and postgraduate programmes have grown considerably during recent decades. This study assesses the relationship between socio-demographic characteristics, characteristics of the university trajectory and the salary received after graduation and the decision to pursue postgraduate studies. Data for the analysis were obtained from a survey of graduates of 11 Chilean universities during 2021. Multinomial logistic regression was applied to estimate the effect of the various characteristics. The decision to enrol in a certificate or graduate programme was associated primarily with the field of the undergraduate degree programme, family income and current salary. The decision to enrol in a postgraduate degree programme was associated with parents’ education level, field of undergraduate study and academic performance, and current wage level. First-generation university graduates and those from low-income families were less likely to continue postgraduate studies. Overall social inequality among university graduates was reproduced in postgraduate education and increased in Education and Social Sciences programmes

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