TY - JOUR TI - The Financing of Master’s Degree Programs T2 - Educational Studies Moscow IS - Educational Studies Moscow KW - education quality KW - higher education funding KW - master’s degree programs KW - rising cost of education AB - The article presents a brief review of how the financing of higher education is changing, taking into account current trends, the increase in the number of students and the rising cost of education. In addition, the article considers the possible ways of switching from the funding of budget institutions of higher professional education to the funding of education programs. The following special features of funding Master’s Degree programs are discussed: 1) reimbursement of teaching expenses for budget organizations according to norms established by the government; 2) financing of education programs implemented by colleges at a cost established through competition between colleges. AU - Aleksandr Klimov UR - https://archive_vo.hse.ru/en/2006--1/26556289.html PY - 2006 SP - 276-289 VL -