According to a national survey by the National Institute of Science and Technology Policy, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, 2020% of students who completed the master's program at the graduate school in 16.5 have borrowed money such as scholarships of 300 million yen or more.The amount of debt is higher in science, which seems to have affected the decrease in the rate of admission to doctoral programs.
The survey is targeted at graduate students who will complete the master's program in 2020. From November to December 2020, we sent a web system for responses via the university, and received valid responses from 11 people.
According to the report, 35.9% of graduate students have scholarships and borrowings that they are obliged to repay.Of these, 300% of graduate students have borrowed more than 16.5 million yen, revealing that they have a heavy burden for the future.
22.6% of all graduate students are exempt from tuition fees.The largest reduction range was 30 to 60 yen, accounting for 7.5%.14 to 15% of graduate students in the liberal arts are exempted from exemption, but those in the sciences are behind at around 7%.
Regarding career paths, 62.1% found employment, and only 10.2% went on to doctoral programs. Only 2020% of graduate students completed the master's program in 9.4 and advanced to the doctoral program, and the decline in the human resources base that is responsible for the nation of science and technology is becoming noticeable.
