> I think it is overrepresented in universities What would over-represented mean in this case? Here's a graph[1] of bachelors' degrees granted in various field

> I think it is overrepresented in universities What would over-represented mean in this case? Here's a graph[1] of bachelors' degrees granted in various fields - the social science are grouped with history and are not particularly popular. I'm personally somewhat mystified when people talk about degrees like they're ice cream flavors. I've met people with a wide variety of aptitude and interest and energy and while I think that anyone can get any degree, I do think we each individually have proclivities and talents. Even if I wanted to double the number of STEM majors, I suspect that many of the people who have chosen not to be STEM majors did that because they liked their chosen major better. Edit: For what it is worth, I do think we could use many more people in the trades. I also think that people going to trade school should have the option to get the same "gen ed" college curriculum that people going to college get. It might help the idea that trade work is lesser (which, of course, it is not). [1] http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator/cta#4 http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator/cta#4