Theses and Dissertations
Date of Award
8-2016
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Dr. Joseph Hovey
Second Advisor
Dr. Zina Eluri
Third Advisor
Dr. Jared Montoya
Abstract
All around us we are inundated by brand marketing. Logos and labels with trademarks surround our lives. With marketing being part of our society, higher education institutions have created a brand marketing scheme all their own. This new form of branding has caused many students to make their decision based on the logo, mascot or social lifestyle. The purpose of this study was to test whether attitudinal brand loyalty has a statistically significant effect on college decision through academic and athletic factors. Based on multiple regression analysis, results show that attitudinal brand loyalty does have a significant effect on college decision based on both academic and athletic factors. This was determined by asking students a set of questions throughout a college branding survey. The questions were in relation to the three components that make up attitudinal brand loyalty, which are cognitive brand loyalty, affective brand loyalty & conative brand loyalty.
Recommended Citation
Garcia, David E., "A study on the effect of higher education branding on student's college decision" (2016). Theses and Dissertations. 207.
https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/etd/207
Comments
Copyright 2016 David E. Garcia. All Rights Reserved.
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