Lynn University SPIRAL Student Theses, Dissertations, Portfolios and Projects Theses and Dissertations Collections 5-2018 An Investigation Measuring the Impact of Financial Literacy Programs on University Student Debt Morgan O'Sullivan Lynn University Follow this and additional works at: https://spiral.lynn.edu/etds Recommended Citation O'Sullivan, Morgan, "An Investigation Measuring the Impact of Financial Literacy Programs on University Student Debt" (2018). Student Theses, Dissertations, Portfolios and Projects. 327. https://spiral.lynn.edu/etds/327 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Theses and Dissertations Collections at SPIRAL. It has been accepted for inclusion in Student Theses, Dissertations, Portfolios and Projects by an authorized administrator of SPIRAL. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. An Investigation Measuring the Impact of Financial Literacy Programs on University Student Debt By Morgan O’Sullivan A Dissertation Submitted to the Graduate Faculty Of Lynn University of Boca Raton in Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirement for the Degree Of Doctor of Education Boca Raton, Florida APPROVED BY: ____________________________________ Kelly Burlison, Ed.D Chairperson, Dissertation Committee ____________________________________ Nancy Kline, Ed.D Member, Dissertation Committee ____________________________________ Kristen Migliano, Ph.D Member, Dissertation Committee Copyright © 2018 by Morgan O’Sullivan All Rights Reserved ii Abstract Student loan debt is the most common form of debt in the United States today outside of mortgage debt. The research for this study sought to (1) investigate whether financial literacy programs in the State of Florida have an impact on student debt levels, as well as (2) determine how the responsibility for the provision of financial literacy education was distributed throughout a university community.