| Recent U.S. college graduates who strongly agreed that at least one professor cared about them as a person | |
| Arts and humanities | 40 |
| Social science/education | 33 |
| Business | 27 |
| Sciences/engineering | 26 |
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Sources:
, gallup.com

| Recent U.S. college graduates who strongly agreed that at least one professor cared about them as a person | |
| Arts and humanities | 40 |
| Social science/education | 33 |
| Business | 27 |
| Sciences/engineering | 26 |
In a successful education system, professors are invested in their students. That said, it's interesting that less than a third of recent graduates from STEM disciplines thought they had a professor who cared about them as a person. (STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.) What does this mean for the future of college education?