This study is to determine the motivational factors in the academic performance of post-graduate students in their study. As post-graduate student, most of them are working and have their own family, thus this study is to determine what motivational factors will influenced the most in their academic performance. For post-graduate students, they already have high motivation in continuing their study, but what will drive them to achieve high performance in their study throughout their candidature period. Motivational factors will be tested in this study are childhood ambition, family encouragement, job promotion requirements, perceive social recognition and financial aid. At the end of these studies we would like to see if gender also has an effect to student academic performance. From the findings, we would determine what factors that will influence most in their academic performance. The studies would provide recommendations to related parties base on the findings in order to improve any shortcomings from it.