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My 2 cents... If 2 degrees have the same difficulty, and offer careers with similar "non-cash benefits" but different salaries, then there is an issue. STEM g
by mathattack 13y ago
My 2 cents... If 2 degrees have the same difficulty, and offer careers with similar "non-cash benefits" but different salaries, then there is an issue.
STEM grads go into finance and consulting because that's where the pay is better. Meanwhile philosophy majors struggle to get any jobs.
Net - either we need more STEM majors because STEM is the only rigorous career path out there, or we should steer more folks in that direction.
- cafard 13y agoIndeed. I was at a commencement several years ago, where I noticed a heartening number of hoods in a color indicating an engineering or science degree. Somebody then told me that two thirds of the wearers were going into finance.
- mathattack 13y agoYou know something is wrong with finance and economics undergrad education when the Phd programs look for folks with other majors. :-) This should be a sign to more people that science and engineering programs are places where you can solve real problems.