Chart - STEM Degrees/Certificates Awarded 2009 - 2019 Community and Economic Development

While STEM graduates aren't the only contributors to PA’s innovation economy, the number of STEM degrees awarded each year serves as a proxy for the labor pool’s interests and its level of skill development and sophistication (<a href="https://milkeninstitute.org/report/state-technology-and-science-index-2018">Milken 2018 Report</a>).

As businesses grow in PA, they need skilled and well-educated workers who are prepared for the innovation economy. STEM degree programs help equip students with the knowledge and skills they need to enter the workforce and be successful in a tech-driven, global economy. (<a href="https://www.education.pa.gov/Pages/default.aspx">PA Department of Education</a>).

Note about data: This table presents data collected from Title IV institutions in the United States. Prior to 2009-10, the data include only Title IV primarily postsecondary institutions.

Source: <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/TrendGenerator/app/answer/4/24?f=6%3D42">U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Completions component final data (2001-02 - 2017-18) and provisional data (2018-19)</a>

尽管科学、技术、工程、数学（Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics，简称STEM）毕业生并非宾夕法尼亚州（Pennsylvania，PA）创新经济的唯一贡献者，但每年授予的STEM学位数量可作为劳动力群体兴趣取向、技能发展水平与成熟度的替代指标（<a href="https://milkeninstitute.org/report/state-technology-and-science-index-2018">米尔肯研究院2018年报告</a>）。

随着宾夕法尼亚州内企业规模扩张，其亟需能够适配创新经济需求的高技能、高素质劳动者。STEM学位项目可帮助学生掌握入职所需的知识与技能，使其在科技驱动的全球经济中获得职业成功（<a href="https://www.education.pa.gov/Pages/default.aspx">宾夕法尼亚州教育部</a>）。

数据说明：本表采用美国《高等教育法》第四篇（Title IV）认定院校的相关数据。在2009-2010学年之前，本次数据仅涵盖以高等教育机构为主的第四篇认定院校。

数据来源：<a href="https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/TrendGenerator/app/answer/4/24?f=6%3D42">美国教育部、国家教育统计中心、高等教育集成数据系统（Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System，简称IPEDS）完成情况模块最终数据（2001-2002学年至2017-2018学年）与临时数据（2018-2019学年）</a>