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The purpose of this research paper was to investigate the relationship between career decision making and financial reasons, school environment, Counsellor/Teacher among undergraduate students in Jigawa state, Nigeria. This research work utilizes a quantitative correlational research design. The study uses correlational design to investigate the correlation between financial reasons, school environment and Counsellor/Teacher influence among undergraduate students in Jigawa state, Nigeria. 1,200 undergraduates form the population while 373 constitute the sample size. Instruments used are Factors influencing undergraduate students career decision making questionnaire and Career decision making self-efficacy short form questionnaire. Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) by using Smart Partial Least Squares (Smart-PLS 3.2.9) in line with the hypotheses show that the highest significant path is financial reasons and CDM (t=4.761), (β=0.230) and (P=0.000) which shows that financial reasons have significant relationship on CDM, the school environment and CDM (t=0.361), (β=0.038) and (P= 0.718) meaning that no significant relationship between school environment and career decision making at 0.05 level of significant. Recommendation: Schools, government and non-governmental organizations should be offering scholarships to the needy students in order to pursue their chosen careers. The School administrators should be exposing students to career information and mentoring that would help them in making wise and realistic career decision. Conclusion: The study concluded that schools and non-governmental organizations should be organizing regular career guidance programs, this will enable students to acquire career information that would help them in choosing realistic careers.
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