Written by: Lindsay McKenzie
Published by: Inside Higher Ed
MBA News Digest Comment: I somehow missed the article when it was published. But, given this analysis and then COVID-19, there is almost certainly going to be a decline in degrees awarded this year.
Extracted Content: Analysis suggests projections of rapid growth in the master’s degree market were vastly overstated.
The explosion of new master’s degree programs in recent years hasn’t corresponded with a surge in students, analysis by the research and technology services company EAB suggests.
Megan Adams, managing director of research at EAB, said many colleges have overestimated the popularity of new degree programs. They may anticipate awarding hundreds of degrees per year, but the true number is often a single digit, she said.