Assessing Changes in Student Interest in Engineering Careers Over the Last Decade

  • AuthorMyles Boylan
  • TitleAssessing Changes in Student Interest in Engineering Careers Over the Last Decade
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This analysis addresses the following questions:

  1. What changes have occurred in the interest of US students in seeking engineering undergraduate degrees from US institutions of higher education? Why do various quantitative indicators of student interest diverge in recent years?
  2. What information do we have about the adequacy of K-12 preparation of students interested in engineering courses of study?