(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- More than half of the engineers polled in a recent survey from the American Society for Quality (ASQ) said the amount of studying needed to succeed and maintain high grades in science and math were the primary challenges they faced while pursuing an engineering degree.

While engineers said the amount of time needed to study was a challenge, 43 percent said the amount of time spent studying played the biggest role in their success as an engineer, a career with which they’re satisfied, according to the survey. Twenty-seven percent said instruction from high-school teachers and college professors played the biggest role in their success.

The electronic survey ran nine days, Jan. 30–Feb. 8, 2012, and polled 509 engineers who are members of ASQ. The survey was fielded in advance of National Engineers Week (Feb. 19–25, 2012) as was a Harris Interactive survey recently conducted on behalf of ASQ.

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