Available Online at www.e-iph.co.uk Indexed in Clarivate Analytics WoS, and ScienceOPEN ITMAHuB2023 https://kppim.uitm.edu.my/research/conferences/itmahub-2023 2 nd International Conference on Information Science, Technology, Management, Humanities, and Business Hotel UiTM, Shah Alam, Malaysia, 26-27 Sep. 2023 Organised by College of Computing, Informatics and Mathematics, UiTM, Malaysia eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2024. The Authors. Published for AMER and cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY- NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), College of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v9iSI18.5466 65 Exploring Socioeconomic Landscape: A survey dataset analysis of household income among Malaysian public higher learning institution students Roziya Abu 1 , Chuah Soo Cheng 2 , Ainul Azreen Adam 3 , Nazura Mohamed Sayuti 2 , Keshminder Singh Jit Singh 2 , Nita Zairina Noh 4 1 School of Information Science, College of Computing, Informatics and Mathematics, Puncak Perdana UiTM 2 Faculty of Business & Management, Puncak Alam UiTM 3 Arshad Ayub Graduate Business School (AAGBS), UiTM 4 Office of Industry, Community and Alumni Network (ICAN) UiTM roziya307@uitm.edu.my, chuahsc@uitm.edu.my, nazura139@uitm.edu.my, keshm967@uitm.edu.my, aazreen@uitm.edu.my, nita0776@uitm.edu.my. Tel: +60104074274 Abstract This study focuses on the socioeconomic aspects of household income among students in Malaysian Public Higher Learning Institutions. This study employs a survey research design with 30,527 respondents from 14 states in Malaysia. The findings reveal various income brackets and shed light on the financial challenges students face while pursuing higher education. This study emphasizes the importance of understanding socioeconomic dynamics within higher education institutions to address equity gaps and enhance support for students from diverse economic backgrounds. It provides a framework for targeted interventions and policies to promote equal opportunities and inclusive learning environments in Malaysia's public higher education institutions. Keywords: Malaysia Public Higher Learning Institution, household income, Pandemic COVID-19, socioeconomic landscape. eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2024. The Authors. Published for AMER and cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY- NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), College of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v9iSI18.5466 1.0 Introduction Students' educational careers have been interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic on a global scale. Closing college campuses and transferring classes online has put a strain on students, made studying more technologically challenging, and caused serious worries for those students who rely on college housing, meal plans, jobs, and other help to keep safe and secure. In addition, the epidemic has abruptly altered the economic climate that many students rely on to sustain financial support for their education. Overnight, jobs and internships that guaranteed students' financial security while they were studying have disappeared (Altindag, Filiz & Tekin, 2021; Aucejo, French, Ugalde Araya & Zafar, 2020; Bird, Castleman & Lohner, 2020; Jaeger et al., 2021; Kofoed, Gebhart, Gilmore & Moschitto, 2021;