tag: Employers
Blog Post
May 7, 2026
Employers’ Perceptions of Online Credentials
Findings from a New Report
With support from the Joyce Foundation and Strada Education Foundation, Ithaka S+R conducted what is, to our knowledge, the first causal study of how employers value online degrees from out-of-state institutions. The primary objectives of our research were to compare employer evaluations of job candidates who earned a bachelor’s degree online with those who earned a bachelor’s degree in person, and to assess whether and to what extent those evaluations varied depending on whether the degree-granting institution was in- or…
Research Report
May 7, 2026
Examining Employers’ Perceptions of Online Credentials
A Discrete Choice Experiment
In this study, supported by Strada Education Foundation and the Joyce Foundation, we conduct a discrete choice experiment with professional recruiters and hiring managers to better understand how they respond to online credentials, including those earned from out-of-state institutions.[9] Our research asks whether employers prefer hypothetical job applicants with in-person degrees compared to online degrees, if this preference differs based on whether the degree was earned from an in- or out-of-state institution, and how these preferences may vary by other…
Blog Post
May 24, 2016
Higher Creducation
Do Students Go to College to Get Educated or to Get a Degree?
It is that time of year when higher education recognizes accomplishment through the awarding of degrees and commencement celebrations. That has me thinking about what it means to be educated and/or to earn a credential. Earlier this year, Ithaka S+R released a report entitled Higher Ed Insights: Results of the Fall 2015 Survey. That report highlighted a potential tension between two approaches to improving rates of degree completion: 1) guided pathways; and 2) unbundling college credits and services. The…
Blog Post
May 17, 2016
The New Transcript and Predictive Analytics
Only a Matter of Time?
As interest in alignment between education and industry increases, higher education institutions are looking for new ways to signal their students’ industry-relevant skills and experiences to employers in ways that are meaningful and practical. A promising example is the “new transcript” that a number of US colleges are developing. The new transcript includes information that is more readily translated into job skills than traditional transcript data, such as specific course learning outcomes and hours spent on extracurricular activities and…