"STEM Education Milestone Achieved: US Surpasses National Goal by 16%. In a significant achievement for the nation's education system, the United States has exceeded its national target for STEM degree earners by a substantial margin. Between 2012 and 2022, a total of 4.65 million STEM degrees were awarded, surpassing the initial goal of 4 million by 16%. This milestone marks a notable step forward in the country's efforts to produce a highly skilled workforce in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, and is likely to have far-reaching implications for the nation's economic and technological development."
Between 2012 and 2022, a national target of 4 million STEM degrees earned in the United States was surpassed by 16%, cumulatively totaling 4.65 STEM degrees (red line) over that decade. This exceeded ...
