From: The effect of Georgia’s HOPE scholarship on college major: a focus on STEM
Pre-HOPE | Post-HOPE | % Change | |
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A. Graduates | |||
Earned STEM major | 3,910 | 4,429 | 0.133 |
Earned business major | 4,695 | 6,366 | 0.356 |
Earned education major | 3,326 | 3,155 | −0.051 |
Earned health major | 1,084 | 1,343 | 0.239 |
Earned liberal arts major | 2,948 | 3,726 | 0.264 |
Earned social science major | 3,534 | 3,883 | 0.099 |
Total graduates | 19,497 | 22,902 | 0.175 |
B. Enrollment | Pre-HOPE | Post-HOPE | % Change |
Initial STEM major | 4,887 | 6,045 | 0.237 |
Initial business major | 3,892 | 4,640 | 0.192 |
Initial education major | 1,354 | 1,867 | 0.379 |
Initial health major | 1,568 | 2,452 | 0.564 |
Initial liberal arts major | 12,722 | 14,270 | 0.122 |
Initial social science major | 2,498 | 2,530 | 0.013 |
Initial undeclared major | 16,711 | 17,903 | 0.071 |
Total enrollment | 43,632 | 49,707 | 0.139 |