How does this help for STEM oriented student/graduation?

One element of ABET accreditation of a engineering program is the curriculum, which must encompass the following:

(c) a broad education component that includes humanities and social sciences, complements the technical content of the curriculum, and is consistent with the program educational objectives.

(directly from ABET website http://www.abet.org/accreditation/accreditation-criteria/criteria-for-accrediting-engineering-programs-2016-2017/#curriculum)

And you definitely want to be enrolled in an ABET accredited program…