US sees growth in STEM graduates despite lack of program funding
JUL 01, 2014
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.028055
Science : An NSF study found that the annual number of graduates in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields increased steadily from 241 000 in 2000 to 355 000 in 2012. Even if the increase doesn’t continue through 2015, the number of STEM graduates in the workforce will likely exceed 1 million and and will meet the goal of the President’s Council of Advisers on Science and Technology (PCAST) . However, it will be reached without any of the STEM education funding that has been requested from Congress. The number of graduates considered by NSF and PCAST includes both bachelors and associates degrees.
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