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Uncover the best program additions for your institution

When it comes to attracting and enrolling students, an institution’s academic programs are its most valuable asset. But how do you ensure you’re launching the right programs for the outcomes you want to achieve? With so many factors to consider, launching a viable program is often easier said than done.

Hanover’s skilled researchers help institutions assess the viability of new programs by assessing student and labor market demand, market saturation, web search trends, and other data-driven factors. The result? Academic leaders can make informed decisions and, subsequently, the right program investments.

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Manage your programs with data-backed insights

Expand

Increase student enrollment and revenue through new program offerings.

Save

Implement cost and resource savings by sunsetting or avoiding low-demand or oversaturated programs.

Forecast

Assess future program viability based on student demand, employer demand, and market saturation.

Evolve

Realign program curricula to meet shifting market needs.

Stand Out

Identify unique and notable offerings to maintain a competitive edge.

How it works: Academic Program Assessment

Assess Student Demand

Hanover Research assesses the viability of a new program through a deep-dive analysis of student demand trends and degree conferral rates.

Measure Labor Demand

Our researchers use targeted labor data, including real-time job postings and economic forecasts to examine the outlook for industries related to a particular academic program.

Track Market Indicators

Hanover analyzes additional external market factors to help you avoid low-growth programs and determine how to best position, time, and market your new offering.

University of Florida Leverages Higher Ed Market Analysis to Strengthen Academic Programs

“At the University of Florida, we are required to complete a market analysis for most new academic programs to justify their creation and funding. Before Hanover built our dashboards, the only way we could get that kind of market analysis was by piecing it together ourselves, which was very time consuming.”

—Jonathan Orsini, PhD, Director of Operations, Office for Strategic Initiatives

The University of Bristol and Hanover Partner to Explore A.I. Viability

“Hanover Research has proved to be a valuable partner to enable us to expand the capacity of our in-house market research team at a time when the University is changing its programme portfolio significantly. They helped us to analyse the student market for new postgraduate programmes in AI, enabling us to develop the business cases for the programmes at top speed. They have worked effectively with us to scope tasks and identify appropriate international comparators. Their research with international employers has been very valuable in the analysis of existing and new programmes alike.”

— Ian Nabney, Ph.D, Academic Director, Educational Partnerships and Employability, Faculty of Science and Engineering

Make decisions with confidence, not guesswork

Hanover Research provides high quality, custom research and analytics through a cost-effective model that helps clients in the corporate, education, and healthcare sectors make informed decisions, identify and seize opportunities, and heighten their effectiveness.

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