July 30, 2006

Chasing the unknown

Although Michigan 's public universities are turning out more graduates, not enough of them have math, science, health and other technical majors to fill job demands. Less than 30 percent of degrees granted in 2004-05 are in those fields, according to a recent report from the state House Fiscal Agency. Michigan lawmakers hope to encourage more investment in those programs, acknowledging that it's more expensive to provide education when laboratories are involved. A sidebar listing the percentage of so-called "high-cost degrees" granted by universities has Wayne State in fifth place, with 31.1 percent.

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