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Saturday, November 24, 2007

More Graduates Than Jobs

This study purports to show that US colleges are producing more graduates in sciences and mathematics than there are jobs for them.

http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/411562_Salzman_Science.pdf


I tend to agree with the conclusions of this study since I recall a shortage of scientists and engineers claim made almost 20 years ago - it led to the creation of an army of unemployable Ph.D.s in all branches of science.

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