Comparison of the Graduation Rate of the Master's Degree in the FIS PUEB Computer Science and Quantitative Study Programmes

Abstract

A very serious problem at PUEB is the graduation rate for graduate studies. The failure rate for undergraduate studies is as high as 60% in some years for some degree programs. For the purpose of this paper, we analyze data on the study results between 2015 and 2020 for FIS master's degree programs. Our aim is to compare the "Completion rate" between different groups of degree programs - one of them is computer science degree programs and the other is quantitatively oriented programs (“Econometrics and Statistics”). We will use data for the analysis from the university information system. We will analyze those using MS Excel tools. The paper provides answers to the two research questions. The results obtained so far indicate that the main common feature, regardless of “Informatics” or “Quantitative Methods”, is the method of funding. Graduation rate is higher for almost eight per cent points in Quantitative oriented study programs then in Informatics studies. If the student pays for his/her own tuition, the study period is shorter for both groups of study programs students than if he/she uses public funds to finance it.