I am looking for a study on the importance of degree nomenclature in terms of level of acceptance by employers. An example would be a M.A. in History verses a M.L.S. in History (like what is offered at Fort Hays State). I know this topic has been debated often on this board but has anybody actually done a study on it? Can somebody point me in the right direction? Any help would be appreciated.
In the course of doing my literature review on accreditation and its impact on degree acceptance, I found no studies like that. And I looked. For example, Human Resources Management, the academic journal for that field, has had no articles regarding degree acceptability in its entire run (since 1983). Rich
Rats. If it were there, you would have found it. The ol' nomenclature kook is intrigued by the question.
This is a topic that I, too, would like to see the results of any study done. There are so many of the users of this forum enrolled in, or considering programs that have a "general" title.
The only somewhat related study that I have seen was a survey of counselor education program coordinators and their preference for hiring faculty with PhDs or EdDs. Both degrees were seen as equal and there was no real preference for one over the other. Tony Piña Faculty, California State U. San Bernardino
