International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations ISSN 2348-7585 (Online) Vol. 7, Issue 2, pp: (605-611), Month: October 2019 - March 2020, Available at: www.researchpublish.com
Influence Career Motivation, Perception Cost of Education and Length of Education on the Interest of Students Following Education Master of Accounting AA Made Citra Adelia1, AA Putu Gde Widanaputra2, Ni Putu Sri Harta Mimba3, Ni Made Dwi Ratnadi4 1,2,3,4 1,2,3,4
Udayana University
Faculty of Economics and Business, Bali, Indonesia
Abstract: Master of Accounting is a further education at college to get a master's degree. Many factors can inhibit the interest of students to continue their education Master of Accounting. The purpose of this study is untuk test the effect of career motivation, perception of the cost of education and schooling in the interest of students follow the education Master of Accounting. Sample collection technique used was purposive sampling method. The number of samples is determined are as many as 172 samples. Methods of data collection using questionnaires. The data analysis technique used is multiple linear regression analysis. The analysis showed that the positive effect on the motivation of career interests of students follow the education Master of Accounting, whereas the perception of education and schooling costs negatively affect the interests of students follow the education Master of Accounting Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Udayana. Keywords: Career motivation, the cost of education, length of education, student interest.
I. INTRODUCTION Currently accounting is one of the majors in the Faculty of Economics which is in great demand by students. The number of enthusiasts in the accounting department is also due to accounting graduates having at least three alternative steps that can be taken. First, after completing an undergraduate program in accounting, a bachelor can immediately work. Second, after completing an undergraduate program, a graduate can continue professional education (PPAk). Third, after completing the undergraduate program can immediately proceed to the Masters level. Masters education is needed in this globalization era. As for some professions that require S2, they are notary, psychologist and lecturer. Undergraduate education alone is not enough to be able to compete competitively from other workers, especially foreign workers who are ready to work in Indonesia, especially Bali. This makes it important for masters to have a workforce to be more competitive in the competition for work, besides to get a certain rank in a government agency or BUMN, education level is one of the important indicators. In 2014 the number of active students in odd semester was 273 students and even semester was 291 students, then in 2015 the number of active students in odd semester had increased while the even semester had decreased. Decreasing the number of master students continues until 2018. The number of accounting master students at Udayana University is still relatively low compared to the number of accounting master students at other universities. Based on information from the Higher Education Database, the Ministry of Research and Technology of Higher Education states that the number of accounting masters students at the University of Indonesia in 2018 is an even semester of 283 students, whereas at Gadjah Mada University the number of accounting masters students in 2018 is even semester of 226 students, and the number of
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