Petroleum Industry Attracts Engineering Students
Just three years ago, petroleum engineering wasn’t an especially hot major for college students looking to enter a field with plentiful jobs. A recent study of 60,000 college students, including 2,400...
View ArticleSTEM College Majors List Proves Useful
DHS has announced the following additions to the STEM-Designated Degree Program List cited in the April 2008, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) interim final rule (IFR). Additions are listed in the...
View ArticleGender Gap in STEM Majors Linked to H.S. Job Plans
The fact that women are much less likely than men to choose science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) majors in college can be traced to gender differences in occupational plans in high school,...
View ArticleColleges Work to Retain Women in STEM Majors
STEM fields suffer from an image problem. Often seen as a boys club or a path for geeks, colleges struggle to attract and retain women in science, technology, engineering and math majors. Link>>
View ArticleWhen Grades Suffer, College Students Ditch Science, Math — Along With Good Jobs
Want to make sure you get a good job with decent pay after you graduate? You might want to seriously consider majoring in math or science. Article>>
View ArticleThe Most (And Least) Lucrative College Majors
Erin Ford graduated from the University of Texas two years ago with a bachelor’s degree in petroleum engineering. Recruiters came to campus to woo her. She got a paid summer internship, which turned...
View ArticleThe STEM Enrollment Boom
Policy makers regularly talk about the need to encourage more undergraduates to pursue science and technology fields. New data suggest that undergraduates at four-year institutions in fact have become...
View ArticleAn Interactive Chart Showing Which Jobs STEM Majors Really End Up In
What do students who receive a Bachelors degree in a STEM major end up doing with it? The answer, as this chart shows, is all over the place. This interactive chart was put together by the Census,...
View ArticleHumanities vs. STEM, Redux
A new analysis from the American Academy of Arts & Sciences confirms a common fear: humanities majors and STEM majors dwell in separate academic silos. STEM majors, especially engineering students,...
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