Identifier

170

Date

2020

Document Type

Honors Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts

Major

Economics

Committee Member

Jamein Cunningham

Abstract

Since the Great Recession, student major choices have shifted from majors such as English and humanities to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) areas, especially computer science and health areas. This research seeks to examine the effects of changes in student major choice on faculty salary and hiring practices in corresponding departments. Using data from the University of Memphis, analysis is performed in two parts. The first part examines the relationship between changes in student enrollment for 32 majors and changes in faculty salary in corresponding departments. The second part examines the relationship between changes in student enrollment for those same 32 majors and changes in total teaching faculty in corresponding departments. This research finds virtually no correlation between changes in student enrollment and changes in average faculty salary, and very slight negative correlation between changes in student enrollment and changes in total teaching faculty.

Comments

Undergraduate Honor's Thesis

Library Comment

Honors thesis originally submitted to the Local University of Memphis Honor’s Thesis Repository.

Notes

Data is provided by the student.

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