Factors that influence carreer choice in Colombia: industrial engineering as case study

• Autores: Juan Carlos Morales Piñero, José Daniel Ramírez Corzo, Néstor Orlando Cordero Sáenz
• Localización: ICT, innovation in the classroom and its impact on higher education / Juan Carlos Morales Piñero (ed. lit.), Sergio Alejandro Rodríguez Jerez (ed. lit.), 2019, ISBN 978-958-5511-79-8, págs. 175-193
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This paper analyzes the influence of the offer expansion on technicaland technological careers, salary expectations, and college reputationin the decision to choose a professional career. The study focused onthe Industrial Engineering program using secondary information onsalaries, population, and number of enrollees. The analysis periodcovers the years 2007-2015. The main conclusions show that althoughthere are no significant differences in the salaries of recent graduatesof industrial engineering, those from more expensive universities tendto earn salaries significantly higher over time. Large investments,necessary to complete professional studies, make return rates muchlower than for the rest of universities.