In the Sunday, July 26, issue of the Roanoke Times was an article titled "Shift in majors spikes during recession, study says." This was a reprint of an article in the Chicago Tribune. The original article has additional information, including charts showing the increases and decreases in particular majors and further breaks down that information by gender.
What particularly stood out to me was the following: "Researchers infer that these students can earn a degree in science,
technology, engineering and math but chose not to in times of stronger
labor markets."
I've always thought there were many students who could pursue and complete a degree in STEM, but for whatever reason didn't. Ideally, students should follow their passions, but they should also consider their future career options, satisfaction in employment, and earning potential.
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