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Rising Costs of Universities and the Impact on Teaching Effectiveness and Student Outcomes

Abstract

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<p>The purpose of this thesis is to track the rising costs of attending higher education institutions and the professional development of professors compared to secondary and primary educators. While university and college administrations around the United States enjoyed exponential growth in pay, faculty and staff pay has remained stagnant for over 40 years. The increase in costs of attendance despite the stagnant pay for professors highlights the diminishing return on investment for attaining a higher education degree. By examining the concepts of education production function and extrapolating the findings to apply to postsecondary institutions, the lapse in educator development comes to light and demonstrates a growing need to track student outcomes in higher education.</p>

Degree

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Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Arts (MA)
Level thesis:degree_level
Thesis
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
English
Year
2023

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Hanna, Patrick
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Dr. Ian Barnard
  • Dr. Jan Osborn
  • Dr. Renee Hudson

Subjects

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Identifiers

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OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:digitalcommons.chapman.edu:english_theses-1067

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Last updated
2026-07-24
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citation

Hanna, Patrick. Rising Costs of Universities and the Impact on Teaching Effectiveness and Student Outcomes. Thesis thesis, 2023. https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/english_theses/64