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The financial and academic story: what the CGPSS tells us about the graduate student experience

The financial and academic story: what the CGPSS tells us about the graduate student experience. Hillary Arnold & Shuping Liu Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario Canadian Association of Graduate Studies November 4, 2013. 2010 vs. 2013. 2010 vs. 2013. 2010 vs. 2013.

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The financial and academic story: what the CGPSS tells us about the graduate student experience

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  1. The financial and academic story: what the CGPSS tells us about the graduate student experience Hillary Arnold & Shuping LiuHigher Education Quality Council of Ontario Canadian Association of Graduate StudiesNovember 4, 2013 Informing the Future of Higher Education

  2. 2010 vs. 2013 Informing the Future of Higher Education

  3. 2010 vs. 2013 Informing the Future of Higher Education

  4. 2010 vs. 2013 Informing the Future of Higher Education

  5. Reasonable representation of the 2010 population Informing the Future of Higher Education

  6. Student’s Rate the Overall Quality of their experience Master’s students are least satisfied with student life Informing the Future of Higher Education

  7. Doctoral results very similar to master’s Informing the Future of Higher Education

  8. Financial story

  9. Money biggest obstacle to academic progress Master’s students 71% ON 72% PQ 75% ROC Doctoral students 73% ON 72% PQ 69% ROC Informing the Future of Higher Education

  10. Master’s students use various supports Informing the Future of Higher Education

  11. Most doctoral students have scholarships/ fellowships and TA/RAships Informing the Future of Higher Education

  12. More Quebec students satisfied with advice on financial support Master’s students 62% ON 68% PQ 60% ROC Doctoral students 63% ON 70% PQ 63% ROC Informing the Future of Higher Education

  13. Financial aid offices not used by as many students as expected Master’s students 50% ON 51% PQ 38% ROC Doctoral students 47% ON 53% PQ 43% ROC Informing the Future of Higher Education

  14. Again, more Quebec students satisfied with financial aid office Informing the Future of Higher Education

  15. More master’s students have graduate debt Master’s students 57% ON 58% PQ 50% ROC Doctoral students 45% ON 50% PQ 39% ROC Informing the Future of Higher Education

  16. Summary Master’s students Doctoral students Financial Aid Office Ontario students Quebec students Use financial aid office more Use more supports Use various financial resources Heavily use public financial supports Used by half of graduate students Are more satisfied Less employment More than half report graduate debt Less than half report graduate debt Informing the Future of Higher Education

  17. Academic/Career story

  18. Program structure or requirements an obstacle to academic progress Informing the Future of Higher Education

  19. Students satisfied with relationship of program to research/professional goals Master’s students Doctoral students 83% ON 79% ON 83% PQ 79% PQ 84% ROC 78% ROC Informing the Future of Higher Education

  20. Doctoral students least satisfied with advice on options outside academia Informing the Future of Higher Education

  21. Students in professional programs generally satisfied with career advice Informing the Future of Higher Education

  22. Career services used by less than half of students Master’s students Doctoral students 45% ON 38% ON 34% PQ 30% PQ 39% ROC 37% ROC Informing the Future of Higher Education

  23. Master’s students more satisfied with career services Master’s students 65% ON 68% PQ 68% ROC Doctoral students 60% ON 66% PQ 60% ROC Informing the Future of Higher Education

  24. Summary Less than half of students using career services Informing the Future of Higher Education

  25. Does satisfaction measure quality? Informing the Future of Higher Education

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