Date of Award
12-1994
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Sociology
First Advisor
Dr. Thomas VanValey
Second Advisor
Dr. James Peterson
Third Advisor
Dr. Sue Crull
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
The objective of this study was to determine in what ways male and female applicants to graduate school are similar or different. Secondary analysis was conducted on survey data which described attitudes and behavior of students admitted to graduate programs at Western Michigan University. The purpose was to assess the relationship between gender and curricula selected, likelihood of applying for and receiving financial aid, and the influence of marital status. Gender did have a statistically significant relationship with curricula selection and influence of marital status. Furthermore, it appeared that women graduate students find marriage to be a more limiting factor than men, as reflected by the lower number of schools to which married women applied and the high proportion of married women who cited location as the most important influence on whether . or not they would attend WMU. However , no relation was found between gender and applying for or receiving financial aid.
Recommended Citation
Bennett, Lynda, "Gender Differences in Higher Education: A Comparison of Males and Females Applying to Graduate School" (1994). Masters Theses. 3350.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/3350