US science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) students earn their masters degrees at a slower pace than business students, although their completion rates are rising, according to results of a pilot study released by the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS).
The study, published on 21 May, found that approximately 41 percent of masters students STEM fields at US graduate schools completed their program within two years, while 60 percent finished within three years and 66 percent within four years.
The CGS analysis also revealed that 10 percent of STEM masters students left their program after six months, 17 percent had left after one year, and 23 percent had left after two years. The median time to degree for students in STEM programs was 23 months, and median time to attrition was eight months, CGS found.
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