USA Today – Staff Writer
“In the cutthroat world of post-graduation job-hunting, those with the most in-demand degrees are set up to thrive. Back that degree with the right skills, and you could land a job in a growing field that comes with a big salary upgrade. If you’re a Millennial graduate with a STEM-related degree — that’s science, technology, engineering or math — you’re in prime position. The U.S. is in the middle of a decade-long push to encourage STEM-related job growth through educational programs. The “Educate to Innovate” initiative, launched in late 2009 by President Barack Obama, has put billions of dollars in federal money into STEM education programs to try to strengthen the U.S. workforce’s ability to compete in the global market. STEM jobs are plentiful, but there’s still a shortage of qualified candidates to fill them. That’s bad news for companies, but good news for current and soon-to-be STEM degree holders.”(more)