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Number of Ph.D.s conferred dropped 5.4% in 2021

Inside Higher Ed

percent between 2020 and 2021, the steepest decline ever for the NSF’s annual census of new Ph.D.s. In numbers, 52,250 research doctorates were awarded across fields in 2021. The survey period for the forthcoming report ran from July 2020 to June 2021, a full year of the pandemic. production in 2021 to COVID-19.

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West Virginia University announces affordable, top-ranked Master of Science in Software Engineering on Coursera

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Today, I am delighted to announce a Master of Science in Software Engineering from West Virginia University (WVU). Graduates will have the skills and credentials needed for the 625,000+ open software engineering jobs that require a master’s degree in the U.S., By Betty Vandenbosch, Chief Content Officer at Coursera.

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Report: Latinos Essential to Growing STEM Workforce

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Latinos are key when it comes the nation’s engineering and technology workforce, according to a new joint report from the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) and the Latino Donor Collaborative (LDC). trillion in 2021 comes with 4.7% Simply our kids are too young to be engineers yet. are immense. of the U.S.

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The 5 subjects proven to give undergrads the best wage premium

University Business

Despite declining higher education enrollment rates beginning in 2010, undergraduate degrees in engineering and computer science are continuing to see substantial growth most likely due to the high lifetime wage earnings they promise, according to a new study published by Sage Journals. ” Researchers analyzed survey data from 5.8

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Federal Research Partnerships Give Universities a Competitive Edge

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

UF’s Applied Research in Engineering (FLARE) program, which is the applied and classified research arm of the university’s engineering college, collaborated with AFRL and other experts to design the facility.

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Finding your major

Higher Ed Data Stories

So if you type "Eng" you'll get Engineering as well as English At top right, you can help students find degree-earners who are like them, by filtering on gender or ethnicity Right below that, you can filter the colleges: What type, where they're located, and whether they have a religious affiliation or not.

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Dr. Lesia L. Crumpton-Young, Texas Southern University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

President of Texas Southern University (TSU) since June 2021, Dr. Lesia L. She was the first African American woman to earn a doctorate from the Texas A&M University College of Engineering and is among the first African American women to become a full professor of engineering.