The policy aims to get the greatest educational value for public money. Surveys ask how many graduates enter careers directly related to their degree, producing a clear and easily compared figure. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics score well under that definition. The argument accepts that these are good degrees. The operative word is directly: the metric rewards subjects with a close path from degree to occupation.
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The degree-to-job metric favours STEM
When governments measure value by whether graduates work in jobs directly related to their degree, STEM subjects score strongly.