The effect of parental income and work expectation on interest in taking master degree in undergraduate students at the economic education department faculty of Economics Universitas Negeri Gorontalo

This research renders how parental income and work expectation impacts interest in taking a master degree in undergraduate students at the Economic Education Department Faculty of Economics Universitas Negeri Gorontalo either partially or simultaneously. The design was quantitative with an ex-post facto method and correlational design. The primary data were collected through questionnaire distribution to students. The data analysis technique was double linear regression using SPSS version 21. The results demonstrated that (1) Parental income positively and significantly influenced interest in taking a master degree in undergraduate students at the Econimic Education Department Faculty of Economics Universitas Negeri Gorontalo at a coefficient of partial determination of 34.30%, (2) Work expectation positively and significantly affected interest in taking a master degree in undergraduate students at a coefficient of partial determination of 36.90%, and (3) Parental income and work expectation simultaneously and significantly impacted interest in taking a master degree in undergraduate students at the Economic Education Department Faculty of Economics Universitas Gorontalo at a coefficient of simultaneous determination of 71.20%, and the rest of 28.80% could be illuminated by other veriables unanalyzed here, e.g., student competencis in accessing scholarships, commitment to continuing studies, support from lecturers to undergraduate students, and individual income of the graduates. As such, the hypotheses were justified as true and hence acceptable.