A Doctoral Degree? Perceived Employment Opportunity Constraints for College Students

INTRODUCTION To keep the United States competitive the Commission on the Future of Graduate Education in the United States (2010) and the Commission on Pathways through Graduate School and into Careers (2012) has identified the increasing need for people who have completed graduate degrees, including doctoral degrees for a variety of expanding jobs. In fact, 2008 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that most doctoral degree holders...