Half of Americans say more people don't pursue STEM degrees because of the difficulty of the subjects

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January 16, 2018

Half of Americans think young people don’t pursue STEM because it is too hard

Half of Americans say more people don’t pursue STEM degrees because of the difficulty of the subjects

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Half of Americans say more people don’t pursue STEM degrees because of the difficulty of the subjects

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Half of Americans think young people don’t pursue STEM because it is too hard
Those interested in STEM who did not pursue it cite cost and time barriers, different interests as reasons

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