Who Majors in Science? College Graduates in Science, Engineering, or Mathematics from the High School Class of 1980
NCES
Author(s):
Henry A. Gordon
Publication date:
June 1990
Publication number:
NCES 90658
Summary
This report examines the major fields of study of a representative sample of 1980 high school seniors who had graduated from college by 1986 and compares those who majored in engineering, mathematics, or the natural and physical sciences (about 23.4 percent) with those who majored in other fields.
