Content written by Arlene Weintraub and published by U.S. News.
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Extracted Content: In 2018, the University of Rochester’s Simon Business School began offering a STEM option to all full-time MBA students, regardless of whether they’re specializing in marketing, finance or any of the other eight areas the school makes available. Other graduate business schools with STEM programs include those at the University of Wisconsin—Madison and Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts.
A formal STEM designation for college degree programs was launched during the Obama administration as a way to enhance America’s leadership in fields like computer programming, the biological sciences and engineering. The designation was initially designed to attract international students by allowing those who qualify to live and work in the U.S. for additional time after graduation. But MBA programs that carry the STEM designation are finding that it has attracted applicants from within the U.S., too.