Educational strategies of bachelor’s degree graduates of the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation: attitudes toward master’s and doctoral studies

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The issue of how bachelor’s degree graduates choose their future educational strategies is relevant in the context of current socioeconomic conditions in the labor market. This article presents the results of a study examining the attitudes of final-year students at the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation toward master’s and doctoral studies within the framework of their chosen educational strategies. The study utilized a quantitative online survey of students and expert interviews with university representatives and higher education authorities. This study resulted in a typology of educational strategies.

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Milena R. Danilova

Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation

Author for correspondence.
Email: MRDanilova@fa.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7473-2704
SPIN-code: 9045-9078

postgraduate student, assistant, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications

Russian Federation, Moscow

Aleksey Y. Oborskiy

Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation

Email: AYOborskiy@fa.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4514-641X
SPIN-code: 4457-4438

Cand. Sci. (Philos.), Associate Professor, associate professor, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications

Russian Federation, Moscow

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2. Fig. 1. Distribution of responses to the question “Do you plan to enroll in a Master’s program after graduating from university?” by gender: 1 – “Yes, immediately after completing my bachelor’s degree”; 2 – “I’m not sure at the moment”; 3 – “No”; 4 – “Yes, but a few years after completing my bachelor’s degree”

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3. Fig. 2. Distribution of responses to the question “How do you plan to change your field of study?”: 1 – “I’ll choose a related program”; 2 – “I’ll choose a completely different program”; 3 – “I’ll choose any program where I can get into a state-funded program”; 4 – “I haven’t decided yet”

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4. Fig. 3. Distribution of responses to the question “What are your plans for employment immediately after graduation?”: 1 – “Work in my field”; 2 – “Work in a related field”; 3 – “Work outside my field”; 4 – “I don’t plan to work because I’ll be focusing on further education”; 5 – “I don’t plan to work at all”

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