Why Do Freshman Students at the Wentworth Institute of Technology Choose the Bachelor of Electromechanical Engineering Major?
Year: 2025
Type: conference-paper
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: On the 2004On the , 2006On the , and 2009 final exams for Introduction to Engineering, the students were surveyed about the three reasons why they chose the BELM major along with stating the main reason.121 students responded.The largest segment of respondents cited genuine interest in electromechanical engineering as their reason for choosing it as their major (48.8% vs. 59% in the literature).Interestingly, a large segment listed financial aspects as their main reason for choosing the major (17.4% vs. 7% in the literature).More study is required to determine why financial aspects are more important to electromechanical engineering students than non-electromechanical engineering students in the literature.Several of the respondents had been positively influenced because they had relatives who were engineers.
Source: ASEE Northeast Section Meeting
Institution: Wentworth Institute of Technology
Language: English
Subfield: Architecture
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4409046811