Giving Compass' Take:

• According to researchers, the number of workers in STEM fields with a liberal arts background is simultaneously increasing. Authors of the report say the study isn’t intended to defend the liberal arts, but fill a gap in research around quantifying the value of a humanities education. 

• How will this trend affect universities and colleges? How does it affect companies who are hiring?

• Here's another example on learning more about STEM education. 

The number of students choosing liberal arts majors is dipping. At the same time, more STEM employers are hiring workers with humanities backgrounds, according to a new report by researchers at Strada Education Network and Emsi, a labor market analytics firm.

Bachelors of arts degrees in the humanities decreased from 36 percent in 1970 to 23 percent in 2016, according to data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. Over the same time period, career-oriented majors in science, technology, engineering and mathematics crept from 64 to 77 percent.

The study points to estimates from LinkedIn that suggest “between 2010 and 2013, the growth of liberal arts majors entering the technology industry from undergrad outpaced that of computer science and engineering majors by 10 percent.”

Read the full article about hiring rates for liberal arts and STEM by Sydney Johnson at EdSurge