Progress in Meeting Degree Production in Data Science & Technology, Education, Healthcare and Science & Engineering [2023]
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| Title: | Progress in Meeting Degree Production in Data Science & Technology, Education, Healthcare and Science & Engineering [2023] |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) |
| Source: | State Council of Higher Education for Virginia. 2024. |
| Availability: | State Council of Higher Education for Virginia. 101 North 14th Street, James Monroe Building, Richmond, VA 23219. Tel: 804-225-2600; Fax: 804-225-2604; Web site: http://www.schev.edu |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 9 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Numerical/Quantitative Data Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Public Colleges, STEM Education, Data Science, Health Sciences, Teacher Education, Academic Degrees, Educational Attainment, Graduation Rate, State Legislation, State Aid, Program Effectiveness, Institutional Characteristics |
| Geographic Terms: | Virginia |
| Abstract: | In the 2018 legislative session, the General Assembly appropriated $28.4 million to increase production of degree awards in the areas of data science and technology, education, healthcare, and science and engineering. The funding, targeted toward 14 public four-year institutions (University of Virginia's College at Wise was excluded), included budget language that identified an expected annual increase by institution and area/field, totaling 880 awards over the baseline year, which is 2017. The awards included degrees at the bachelor, master, doctoral and first professional levels, identified primarily via the field-of-study taxonomy of the federal Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP codes). Between 2017 and 2023, across the 14 institutions and all degree levels, total degree awards in the identified areas/fields grew by 3,719 and exhibited a continuous annual increase. In this report, the narrative, tables, and charts provide an overview and summaries of total annual awards by award area/field and institution and are accompanied by comparison data to the goals outlined in the budget language. This report provides updated information through the year 2023. |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | ED677511 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | In the 2018 legislative session, the General Assembly appropriated $28.4 million to increase production of degree awards in the areas of data science and technology, education, healthcare, and science and engineering. The funding, targeted toward 14 public four-year institutions (University of Virginia's College at Wise was excluded), included budget language that identified an expected annual increase by institution and area/field, totaling 880 awards over the baseline year, which is 2017. The awards included degrees at the bachelor, master, doctoral and first professional levels, identified primarily via the field-of-study taxonomy of the federal Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP codes). Between 2017 and 2023, across the 14 institutions and all degree levels, total degree awards in the identified areas/fields grew by 3,719 and exhibited a continuous annual increase. In this report, the narrative, tables, and charts provide an overview and summaries of total annual awards by award area/field and institution and are accompanied by comparison data to the goals outlined in the budget language. This report provides updated information through the year 2023. |
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