{"id":212359,"date":"2024-10-24T09:00:18","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T13:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/csam\/?p=212359"},"modified":"2024-10-23T15:20:39","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T19:20:39","slug":"2024-college-rankings-montclair-among-nations-best-for-women-in-stem-in-washington-monthly-college-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/csam\/2024\/10\/24\/2024-college-rankings-montclair-among-nations-best-for-women-in-stem-in-washington-monthly-college-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 College Rankings: 麻豆传媒在线 Among Nation\u2019s Best for Women in STEM in Washington Monthly College Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>麻豆传媒在线 may have been <a href=\"\/newscenter\/2024\/08\/28\/2024-college-rankings-montclair-rises-in-washington-monthly-college-guide\/\">ranked among the best institutions in the nation<\/a> in the 2024 <em>Washington Monthly<\/em> magazine\u2019s <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtonmonthly.com\/2024-college-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\">2024 College Guide and Rankings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But within the results, it\u2019s the University\u2019s STEM programs \u2013 and the impact they\u2019re having for women breaking into STEM-related fields \u2013 that further showcase how the institution is tackling society\u2019s most pressing challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Two academic areas in 麻豆传媒在线\u2019s College of Science and Mathematics (CSAM) \u2013 <a href=\"\/mathematics\/\">Mathematics<\/a> and <a href=\"\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/\">Natural Resources<\/a> (Environmental Science) \u2013 have been ranked No. 3 among the best schools for women in STEM in the Rankings\u2019 <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtonmonthly.com\/2024\/08\/25\/best-and-worst-colleges-for-women-in-stem\/\" target=\"_blank\">Best and Worst Schools for Women in STEM<\/a> category.<\/p>\n<p>The rankings are based in equal parts on three measures: the percentage of program graduates who are female, the percentage of female students in the entire student body, and median earnings five years after graduation.<\/p>\n<h2>Women in STEM fields<\/h2>\n<p>While the percentage of women in STEM fields has improved, according to the National Center of Education Statistics, only 40% of bachelor\u2019s degrees in STEM fields go to women.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 70% of 麻豆传媒在线\u2019s students in both Mathematics and Natural Resources are female, showcasing the College\u2019s commitment to continuing to reverse the trend.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The mission of the College is to increase access to STEM fields and provide high-quality educational experiences for these students. I am proud of our commitment to fostering an inclusive environment for women and diversifying the STEM workforce pipeline.<\/p>\n<footer><a href=\"\/~billingsl\"><cite>Dean Lora Billings<\/cite><\/a><\/footer>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>STEM Initiatives for Women at 麻豆传媒在线<\/h2>\n<p>麻豆传媒在线 champions several initiatives designed to increase participation by women and other underrepresented groups, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/csam\/programs-and-opportunities\/lsamp\/\">The Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/newscenter\/2024\/04\/10\/bristol-myers-squibb-to-fund-research-for-five-csam-students\/\">The Bristol Meyers Squibb Science Scholars Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/csam\/2024\/04\/18\/students-shine-at-american-heart-association-hsi-scholars-symposium\/\">The American Heart Association HSI Scholars Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/pseg-sustainability-institute\/\">PSEG Institute for Sustainability Studies Green Teams Program<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>College of Science and Mathematics offerings ranked in the Top 5 for helping women break into STEM fields<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":212360,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-212359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-awards-recognition"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/csam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212359","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/csam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/csam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/csam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/csam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=212359"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/csam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212359\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":212361,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/csam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212359\/revisions\/212361"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/csam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/212360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/csam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=212359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/csam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=212359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/csam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=212359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}