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The number of foreign students who enroll in master's programs at American universities, according to experts, will decrease by 15% in the next academic year. This is a wake-up call for universities and the U.S. economy as a whole.
According to a study by the marketing agency Validated Insights, the reason for the sharp decline in interest among future master's students was the uncertainty about employment after studying. For example, in a survey from the NAFSA, 50% of student respondents answered that they would not have entered America at all if the restrictions on work after graduation had become stricter. This trend is observed.
In recent years, the share of international students in American universities has grown steadily, supporting the overall growth in the number of students in US graduate programs, but the trend has begun to change, and a return to the previous growth rates is not expected in the near future. According to experts, the decline will have a particularly strong impact on STEM programs: 80% of graduates in the field of programming, 77% in the field of computer science are foreign students. The loss of skilled personnel will lead to a shortage of workers in the fields of high technology, robotics and artificial intelligence, which will affect not only universities, but also the American economy as a whole.
Experts emphasize that the country needs changes in migration policy in order to maintain the influx of young talent from abroad and maintain the competitiveness of American science and education.
