Nowadays, not enough students choose science subjects in university in many countries. What are the reasons for this problem? What are the effect on the society?

In the modern world,

science

has fallen behind engineering and business in the eyes of university applicants. There are many reasons for

this

,

such

as lower-paying jobs and hard-to-achieve entry requirements.

This

could lead to a negative effect on society.

For example

, less research means a decrease in advancements in

fields

such

as medicine, biology, pharmacology, etc. The decrease in the number of

science

students is caused by jobs with low wages and difficult application criteria for the courses. The latter means that only the best applicants can choose to study a

science

subject. Students who are able to achieve

such

grades,

however

, are more likely to pick a course

that is

more financially rewarding. Engineering,

for example

, has lower entrance requirements combined with higher career prospects.

Furthermore

, business courses are far more rewarding with the easiest entry targets.

This

will have a negative effect on society. A decrease in the number of graduates in the

science

fields

generally means less work is being done to advance said professions. Advancements in medicine require vast amounts of resources to achieve, the most important of which are brilliant scientists and doctors. Without

this

, the

next

breakthrough in the field is highly unlikely. The same can be said for other

fields

of

science

such

as biology, pharmacology, and others. In conclusion,

science

subjects have greatly fallen down in terms of student numbers. The cause of

this

is twofold: difficult entry targets coupled with lower financial reward. The result is a lower number of doctors, pharmacists and other

science

professionals.

This

means that the aforementioned

fields

are less likely to advance in terms of research and achievement.