1. Digging into the Data: Where We Are & Where to Go
Angela Bell, Ph.D.
Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Policy Analysis
STEM Initiative Grantee Meeting, May 17, 2017

2. USG STEM Definitions
Used STEM-Designated CIP list from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Supplement with CIP codes that are relevant to STEM in Georgia
Agriculture
Architecture
STEM Education

3. USG System Total
12 % increase
Percent of students relatively stable.

4. USG System Total
22% increase, growth in share of degrees awarded that are awarded, suggest better success with STEM enrollees.

5. USG System Total
1st semester of the STEM major, this can help you benchmark.

6. Number of Undergraduates Majoring in STEM
Retroactively consolidated
generally, the number of undergrads majoring in STEM is increasing system-wide, most notably at research and comprehensive universities
Important to note the change in how majors are counted in 2013—I have in my notes that you would follow up with Phyllis to confirm that the date of the change is correct

7. Percent of Undergraduates Majoring in STEM
Regarding percent of all undergraduates majoring in STEM, we mostly see similar, increasing patterns
However, there is a notable drop in the portion of STEM majors in Fall 2014 at the Research Universities—this is driven by coding issues, GPC not coding pre-nursing with a health CIP and UGA changing its coding, seeing a lot of students switch from undeclared to a major.

8. Number of Undergraduate Awards in STEM
Generally see increases in the number of undergraduate degrees conferred in STEM fields; most notably at research universities
For state colleges it is important to note that STEM majors are more likely to transfer to other institutions

9. Percent of Undergraduate Awards in STEM
Likewise, the percent of undergraduate degrees conferred in STEM fields, out of all undergraduate degrees conferred, have generally increased over time, with the exception of state colleges
Interestingly, there was an increase in STEM awards at state colleges in FY 2013 (I can’t remember if we thought of a reason why this might have happened)
For state colleges it is important to note that STEM majors are more likely to transfer to other institutions

10. STEM Undergraduate Awards by Subject Area in FY 2016
Health Professions
Biological & Biomed. Sci.
Engineering
Computer Sciences
Communications 2%
Engineering Technologies 3%
Math & Statistics 3%
Physical Sciences 4%
33%
17%
19%
12% 8%
Other
Looking at a snapshot of STEM awards by subject areas in FY 2016, we see that health professions is the most frequently awarded STEM degree; this includes areas such as nursing/nursing related fields, occupational therapy, dental hygiene, etc.
The Other category includes: agriculture, natural resources & conservation, architecture, education, interdisciplinary studies, psychology, social sciences, and business.

11. Number of Undergraduate STEM Awards by Subject Area
this chart shows changes in the number of STEM awards by subject areas over time, for subject areas with the fewer degrees conferred (only going up to about 700
We see notable increases in agriculture, math and statistics, and physical sciences, while degrees awarded in architecture, education in STEM fields, and engineering technologies are declining
Education may be related to coding issues.

12. Number of Undergraduate STEM Awards by Subject Area
this chart shows changes in STEM awards by subject areas over time, for subject areas with the greater number of awards conferred, starting at about 1000
Computer science, engineering, and biological/biomedical sciences have all notably increased since FY 2011
The number of health professions degrees has declined slightly since FY 2014 (from 5,010 in 2014 to 4,933 in 2016),

13. MATH 1113 Pass Rates by Sector
Chart shows the percent of students who earned a C or better out of all undergraduates taking Math 1113—This is higher than the last data point we have for this which was 63.5%
Not too many surprises here
MATH 1112 courses were also used at Georgia State University, Georgia Southern University, Kennesaw, Valdosta, Clayton State, Fort Valley, GCSU, Middle GA, ABAC, Coastal, and Darton State.

14. CHEM 1211 Pass Rates by Sector
Chart shows the percent of students who earned a C or better out of all undergraduates taking chemistry 1211
It is notable and surprising that pass rates at comprehensive universities are much lower than state universities and state colleges
It is important to consider differences in classroom experiences, pedagogy, course requirements, grading, etc. across the institutions
CHEM 1211 was used for all institutions

15. Physics Pass Rates by Sector
Chart shows the percent of students who earned a C or better out of all undergraduates taking the first course in the physics sequence
again, surprising to see lower pass rates at comprehensives
It is important to consider differences in classroom experiences, pedagogy, course requirements, grading, etc. across the institutions
PHYS 1111 or 1211 was used for most institutions; PHYS 2211 was used for GA Tech and East GA

16. Biology Pass Rates by Sector
Chart shows the percent of students who earned a C or better out of all undergraduates taking the first course in the biology sequence
BIOL 1107 was used for most institutions; BIOL 2107 was used for Georgia State, Georgia Southern, Middle GA, Georgia Highlands, and South GA; BIOL 1510 and 1511 were used for GA Tech; and BIOL 1215 was used for Columbus State

17. Factors Shaping STEM Course Success
HB 801 potential impacts
Inducing and retaining more students into STEM
Changing course behavior of STEM students
Gateway to Completion
Formal and informal course review
HB 801: High Demand STEM Careers: Engineers – all types
IT: Computer Systems Analysts, Software Developers/Engineers, Web Developers
Health: Registered Nurses, Physician Assistants, Physical Therapists , Physicians and Surgeon, Pharmacists
Secondary Mathematics and Science Teachers
G2C Highlands, Gordon, Kennesaw, Middle GA, South GA, and West GA (Bio 1107)

18. High Demand Occupations in Georgia
Work with the Atlanta Metro Chamber on their Educated Workforce Project, contracted with Accenture and partnered with many related agencies around the state including us to look at alignment between educational offerings and output and demand for workers in the state. Looked at Job postings from 2007 to 2015 and we have here the top 15 occupations in Georgia and their projected growth rate from 2012 to 2022 from top to bottom and the median salary from left to right. The size of the bubble…red is HS, orange is Associate’s and Blue is BA+.

19. Georgia Associate’s Awards vs Occupational Demand
Beyond just job growth, we need to look at how educational output matches up with the job postings in these areas. This is for the Associate level with the number of awards conferred in in the bar and the number of job posting in 2015.

20. Georgia Bachelor’s Awards vs Occupational Demand
Same thing for bachelor’s level awards and job postings.

21. STEM Student Outcomes
State longitudinal database linking Pre-K, K-12, postsecondary education, & workforce data (P20W) to supports research, reporting, and decision making related to educational outcomes
Able to tell us what outcomes are for students majoring in STEM fields.

22. Now we’ll look at employment rates by field of study
Now we’ll look at employment rates by field of study. These categories are based on higher education degree programs and majors, and are not necessarily related to industry of employment.
We were somewhat surprised to find that STEM majors had the lowest employment rates. This may be due, again, to a national job market, such that many of these graduates do not show up in our state-based data. Or perhaps the recession hit this group particularly hard—we noted that employment rates were particularly low for engineering majors but were much higher for engineering technology majors. A deeper analysis into this category may illuminate some differences. Also, it is important to point out that many definitions of STEM include healthcare majors in—separating out the health majors demonstrates strikingly different outcomes for these graduates.
Again, the employment rates in the fourth year are lower than in the first.

23. Now we have quarter to employment by field of study
Now we have quarter to employment by field of study. Graduates in education and health fields are the first to be employed post-graduation. Which may reflect employment demand in the state of Georgia.
Graduates in fields of study categorized as trades were among the last to be employed—this group includes majors such as mechanics, construction, legal services, and transportation. Though the career-oriented credential recipients were among the first to be employed, it may be the case that these particular trades were hit hard by the recession—for instance, construction.
Interestingly, STEM majors were the last to be employed, which we found somewhat surprising. (do we have a guess about this?)
Education
13 Education
Arts and Humanities
5 Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies
16 Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics
23 English language and literature/letters
24 Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
30 Multi/interdisciplinary studies
38 Philosophy and religious studies
39 Theology and religious vocations
50 Visual and performing arts
54 History
Social and Behavioral Sciences and Human Services
19 Family and consumer sciences/human sciences
25 Library science
31 Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies
42 Psychology
44 Public administration and social service professions
45 Social sciences
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM)
1 Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences.
3 Natural resources and conservation
4 Architecture and related services
11 Computer and information sciences and support services.
14 Engineering
15 Engineering technologies/technicians
26 Biological and biomedical sciences
27 Mathematics and statistics
29 Military technologies
40 Physical sciences
41 Science technologies/technicians
Business and Communication
9 Communication, journalism, and related programs
10 Communications technologies/technicians and support services
52 Business, management, marketing, and related support services
Health
51 Health professions and related clinical sciences
Trades
12 Personal and culinary services
22 Legal Professions and Studies
43 Security and protective services
46 Construction trades
47 Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians
48 Precision production
49 Transportation and materials moving

24. Wages are in 2013 dollars.
STEM majors experience among the greatest wage growth, even though STEM majors were the last to be employed.
Graduates in the health fields of study are the highest earners in the first year (and were among the first to be employed if you recall), but experience very little wage growth. This field could consist of many career associates recipients, which we saw had very little wage growth; this could also be related to the time limitations of our data. Again, it’s interesting to note the differences in outcomes between health and STEM.

25. Georgia Higher Earning and Learning

26. Where USG is Going
Wage Outcomes –Reports with more granular academic program outcomes
STEM retention and graduation reports including system outcomes
Transfer info (srpt9090)

27. STEM Center and Institutional Research Collaboration
What Can You Do?
STEM Center and Institutional Research Collaboration
STEM and predictive analytics
One size may not fit all
Collaboration: Breaking down walls, iterative process
Predictive Analytics: one size may not fit all in terms of thresholds for intervention

28. Angela Bell: Angela.Bell@USG.edu
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