Let students get their hands dirty with real-world problems
A new study by the job site Glassdoor adds to the ever-growing list of rankings that identify science, technology, engineering and math as the highest-paying college majors. Computer science comes in on top at $70,000 for entry-level employees, followed closely by four engineering disciplines ranging from $68,000 to $64,000. Indeed, 18 of the top 20 highest-paying entry-level fields are directly related to STEM, including statistics, health care, finance and architecture. We’ve known for years that STEM subjects provide students with the most job opportunities at the highest pay levels, so the question we must ask ourselves is why aren’t more young people pursuing them? The answer is that by the time they get to college, many students have already decided, based on their experiences in high school and earlier, that…
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