Many big employers have increased their education benefits in the past decade to attract and retain employees—Starbucks, Amazon, Walmart, and others have announced programs to educate and upskill their workforces. With concerns about affordability among students and...
Traditional Student Demand Archive
The Politics of Out-of-State Recruitment
Today, as many states hold primary elections, we reflect on how politics influences higher education. Political division on campus is reaching the highest levels at the most selective institutions—just ask former Harvard president Claudine Gay.
Which Online Programs Are You Competing Against?
More programs continue to move online, especially at the graduate level. According to IPEDS, more than 6,800 new online graduate programs were added between 2019 and 2022, and online graduate enrollment grew by 250,000. This continuing growth is good news for online...
The Combined Bachelor’s-to-Master’s Student Prospect
Among adult prospects, master’s degree interest has fallen alongside the rise of the non-degree market. Indeed, the National Student Clearinghouse reported a 1.2% enrollment decline in fall 2022—the first in many years. Fall 2023 data reveals that the market is holding steady but remains below 2021 levels.
Eduventures Summit 2024: Reimagined
Higher education has never been more in need of events like Eduventures Summit, set to be held June 12-14, 2024. The sort of illumination, exposure, debate, and strategic clarity Summit aspires to are vital if college and university leaders are to find their way through today’s market maze.
Navigating the Bachelor’s Degree Conferral Decline
For years, one constant in higher education was the steady rise in bachelor’s degree conferrals. This trend has seemingly ended abruptly. October’s data release from the National Center for Education Statistics confirmed that bachelor’s degree conferrals declined for the first time in decades—a striking development.