Texas State University is known for being an incredibly diverse campus, with students of all backgrounds coming together for a common goal: getting that degree. Many people, however, stop their education with a bachelor's degree. How many students at Texas State are pursuing their master's? And of those students, how many are men? How many are women? Let's investigate this data.
As you can see from the chart data above, the number of men enrolled in a master's program at Texas State is consistently half the number of women enrolled, across a four-year period. What is the possible cause of this? Is it possible that men are not as inclined to pursue degrees after a bachelor's as women are? Let's compare this data from Texas State to data taken across the United States.
Across the United States, the fact remains the same. Women are getting far more master's degrees than men. However, the fact remains the same that men are employed in fields with more high-earning potential like engineering or computer science. Take a look at this data from Texas State regarding gender, and the college that gender is pursuing a master's degree in.
| Gender | y2019 | y2020 | y2021 | y2022 | y2023 |
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From the table, we can see this differences in enrollment between 2019-2023 by gender and college. Notice the vast differences in enrollment numbers in certain colleges such as education. After reviewing this data, it is clear that there is a significant difference in gender when it comes to enrollment in a master's program, not only at Texas State University, but across the globe. How might we be able to increase male enrollment in master's programs?
It is important for me to note that this data is not inclusive to all genders, in that, the data is strictly based on cis-gendered people, and does not include members of the trans, non-binary, inter-sex, or gender-fluid communities. Data was taken from Statista and Texas State University