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Research Paper | Education Management | Cameroon | Volume 12 Issue 7, July 2023 | Popularity: 6.5 / 10

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Factors Affecting Students' Choice of Programmes: Implications to Students' Utility and Output in Higher Education Institutions in the South West Region of Cameroon

Sophie Ekume Etomes

Abstract: This study investigates the factors that determine students? choice of programmes and how this affects their utility and output in the South West Region of Cameroon. Three specific objectives were examined which includes the extent to which cost of programmes, expected benefits of a programme, and admission requirements affects the choice of students? programme. One hypothesis that examines the significant effects of students? choice of programmes on their utility was tested. The sample of the study included 398 final year students from the faculty/school of management sciences. Questionnaire was used to collect data. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings revealed that the expected benefits of a programme influenced students? choice of that programme more (84.5%) than the cost of the programme (41.9%) and admission requirements (37.9%). While there exists a positive correlation between choice and utility, the regression analysis showed that admission requirements have a higher impact on students? utility.

Keywords: Choice of Programmes, Utility, Higher Education, Cameroon

Edition: Volume 12 Issue 7, July 2023

Pages: 1060 - 1067

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