Date of Award
5-2020
Culminating Project Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Higher Education Administration: Ed.D.
Department
Educational Administration and Higher Education
College
School of Education
First Advisor
Steve McCullar
Second Advisor
Lynn MacDonald
Third Advisor
Jennifer Jones
Fourth Advisor
David Wall
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Keywords and Subject Headings
student debt, financial literacy
Abstract
The costs of higher education continue to rise each year and students are faced with increasing levels of tuition and fees to obtain their degrees. With research showing the benefits of post-secondary degrees, it is important for institutions to educate students on financial literacy and loan choices to ensure they are informed consumers. Using qualitative research, this study focuses on St. Cloud State University students to understand how a regional comprehensive institution can proactively work to help students through the student loan process by examining factors that contribute to student loan debt.
Recommended Citation
Fitzthum, Cynthia, "Factors Contributing To Student Loan Debt" (2020). Culminating Projects in Higher Education Administration. 42.
https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/hied_etds/42
