Abstract
Purpose [line break] The purpose of this study was to identify factors associated with attrition of students from master's degree programs at Texas A&M University. The following objectives were designed to aid in accomplishing this purpose: 1. To compare selected academic and non-academic factors common to students who fail to complete degree requirements with those of students having successfully completed degree requirements. 2. To develop recommendations for decreasing attrition of graduate students at the master's level. [line break] Procedure [line break] Data were obtained from permanent records in the Graduate College and from an information form sent to each former student and were analyzed by the Data Processing Center at Texas A&M University. Two-way analysis of variance was used to test the significance of difference between means for continuous variable data. Chi-square test of independence was used to test significance of association between discrete variables. [line break] Major Findings [line break] 1. Only the non-academic factors of sex and full-time student status were significantly associated with completion of the degree at the .05 level of probability. More females and fewer males than expected completed the degree. Full-time students were more likely to complete the degree than part-time students. ...
Lorenz, Larry Roland (1972). Selected factors associated with attrition of master's degree candidates from the graduate college of Texas A&M University. Texas A&M University. Texas A&M University. Libraries. Available electronically from
https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /DISSERTATIONS -185299.