Delete comment from: Captain Capitalism
If a liberal arts degree is done well, it can be just fine for finding a job. "Done well" means that the student has learned to analyze, write, and understand how people work, all of which are key skills in almost any job field.
I was an English major (from a good school, with a good GPA) and had a job before graduation in 1985. I was hired by an insurance company that sought liberal arts majors because they could get really smart people cheap and then teach them the business.
Within five years, I was making more money than my engineering friends. I left for business school only because I wanted to work abroad and thought the MBA would give me credibility.
The problem now, I think, is a bunch of worthless liberal arts majors (what is women's studies, again?) with lousy grades.
Jun 2, 2010, 3:16:13 PM
Posted to Liberal Arts Majors Get Hit Upside the Head By Reality