03-12-2021, 12:26 PM
(03-12-2021, 07:45 AM)Alpha Wrote: Here's another example of a university cutting programs except this time it's a group of STEM programs that are being eliminated.
https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktake...5-programs
It's not a bad thing to retire programs that aren't bringing in students though. 77 people in 5 degrees is on average 15 people per degree! That's insane. And half of those 77 are seniors which means that this fall there will be at most 38 people in those 5 degree programs which drops the average even lower down to under 8 people per degree. That is not fiscally responsible in any way. All STEM degrees aren't great at every school.