Thanks for your opinions.
Let me re-phrase the question: can anybody provide data of the ratio of physics majors compared to EE majors? Trend of ratios would be even better.
The average of ratios of several intitutions (provided the standard deviation is not too large) may help me (and many...
You are right, the EE and Physics departments do not talk to each other, but the idea behind the supposed ratio is a different one. It is argued that many high school students interested in physics do not go all into physics but mainly into EE to improve their chances at getting a job after...
I once heard that the number of physics majors is always in direct proportion to those of electrical engineering in the same school, is that true? Here at U Texas El Paso the ratio has been:
7% (2005)
5.4% (2006)
4.7 (2007)
3.4 (2008)
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This is of interests because what I heard was that...