Demetrius Benedict NjikuDr. Elijah Macharia Ndung’uDr. Wilkister Shanyisa2024-02-062024-02-062022-08ISSN 2320-9186 (ONLINE)http://172.20.12.169:4000/handle/123456789/236ArticleThe study investigated the relationship between self- esteem and career choice among undergraduate students in Mkwawa University College of Education in Iringa region, Tanzania. The purpose of the study was to assess the self-esteem of students and its influence on career choice. Convergent parallel research design was adopted in this study. Sample size of the study was 199 undergraduate students from Education and Science faculties for quantitative and qualitative data. A stratified sampling technique was used to separate males and females and then simple random sampling was applied to get the sample size for quantitative data. Self-esteem adapted standardized instrument developed by Rosenberg (1965) scale of ten items to collect data. Validity for qualitative instruments was obtained through triangulation and rich or thick description. Data analysis was done using SPSS version 23 and qualitative data was analysed using content analysis. The results showed that students have positive attitude of self- esteem towards themselves. Also the findings indicated that there was a relationship between self-esteem and career choice among students.en-USSelf-esteemcareerchoiceundergraduate studentSELF-ESTEEM AND CAREER CHOICE AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS OF MKWAWA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF EDUCATION IN IRINGA, TANZANIAArticle