If a degree program doesn’t prepare graduates for careers related to their major, then something fundamental has gone wrong.

A clearer understanding about which skills and majors make the best-aligned transitions from school to work can enable better decisions about preparing students for the labor market and position education institutions for future success. Lightcast data can show where the skills needed and skills taught line up and where they don’t, using an innovative index that measures the mismatch between majors and labor demand.