| Title: |
Curriculum? Shmurriculum! The Relationship between Major Curriculum Characteristics and First-Year Earnings for Information Systems Graduates |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Lang, Guido; Sharp, Jason H. |
| Source: |
Information Systems Education Journal. Aug 2021 19(4):55-60. |
| Availability: |
Information Systems and Computing Academic Professionals. Box 488, Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480. e-mail: publisher@isedj.org; Web site: http://isedj.org |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
6 |
| Publication Date: |
2021 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Research |
| Education Level: |
Higher Education; Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: |
Curriculum Evaluation; College Curriculum; College Graduates; Salaries; Computer Science Education; Information Systems; Business Administration Education; Majors (Students); Differences |
| ISSN: |
1545-679X |
| Abstract: |
This paper provides the results of an empirical investigation comparing first-year earnings of Information Systems (IS) graduates to other business majors and examining the extent to which characteristics of the major curriculum affect first-year earnings of IS graduates. The analysis combined first-year earnings data for almost 7,000 IS graduates across 128 universities obtained from the U.S. Department of Education with major curriculum characteristics obtained from the universities' websites. Results show that IS graduates have the highest first-year earnings among business majors. Interestingly, neither the total number of IS major credits, the total number of IS core and elective credits, nor the number of subject-level IS core credits affect first-year earnings of IS graduates after accounting for state median income and university ranking. Thus, the IS major curriculum at a university does not seem to affect first-year earnings at all. Based on the findings of this study, applicants wishing to maximize their first-year earnings should choose IS as their major and study at a university with a high ranking located in a state with a high median income. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2021 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1310040 |
| Database: |
ERIC |