College students are slowly but surely moving away from thehumanities and toward the STEM disciplines. And while this is inpart a reflection of where jobs are going, it may alsosignal both a general loss of interest in reading and languagearts, and a greater desire to get a college degree in a field thatwill pay more after graduation.
CareerBuilder analyzed college graduation data from2010 to 2014, and reported that the shift toward science,technology, engineering and math degrees was substantial duringthat period.
Overall, American institutions of higher education produced 11percent more college grads in 2014 than in 2010. But, the studyfound, that increase was front-end loaded, with two-thirds of thegrowth coming in the 2010-2011 period. The last two years of thestudy revealed degree growth of just 0.3 percent and 0.8percent.
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Dan Cook
Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.
