Debt After College: Employment, Enrollment, and Student-Reported Stress and Outcomes

Title:	Debt After College: Employment, Enrollment, and Student-Reported Stress and Outcomes
Description:	These Web Tables present information obtained from the 2008/12 Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study (B&B:08/12) and provide estimates of financial, employment, and enrollment outcomes in the 4 years following graduation for graduates with various levels of student loan debt. The outcomes and decisions of 2007–08 bachelor’s degree recipients are of particular interest because this cohort completed college during the most recent economic recession, which can have implications for outcomes related to employment and additional education (Grusky, Western, and Wimer 2011). B&B:08/12 is a nationally representative, longitudinal sample survey of students who completed the requirements for a bachelor’s degree during the 2007–08 academic year. The data for this report are drawn from the second follow-up, which was conducted in 2012–13. Results are presented by the amount students borrowed, ratio of loan payment to monthly salary, occupation, postbaccalaureate enrollment characteristics, undergraduate institution control, bachelor’s degree major, and demographic characteristics.
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Cover Date:	April 2018
Web Release:	April 11, 2018
Publication #:	NCES 2018401
Center/Program:	NCES
Authors:	Melissa Cominole and Alexander Bentz, RTI International
Type of Product:	Tables
Survey/Program Areas:	Baccalaureate and Beyond (B&B)
Keywords:	Bachelor's Degrees Employment Finance • higher education Financing • higher education Higher Education • cost of • financing of Labor Force Experiences Labor Market Outcomes Longitudinal Studies Postsecondary Education • field of study • finance • outcomes • student characteristics Salaries • college graduates Work (Students)
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