JPHMP Direct September 26, 2024
Summer is normally a relatively quiet time in the academic world. Some students are taking classes, but many have the time off for work and/or an earned reprieve. Most every year, we get updates from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) as to the latest graduation trends. Their data lets us update our dashboards, for one. But more importantly, the use of NCES data, in combination with data from the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH), serves as the ‘surveillance’ function for graduate education – and more recently undergraduate education. The 2023 data are now out. The story is interesting, but also potentially troubling.
According to the latest data, master’s degree programs have regained their status...