The value of a liberal arts degree?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The return on investment for a STEM degree is about double that of a LA egree, based on the same data set.

A STEM degree can be a liberal arts degree! You just get it at a school with a liberal arts core curriculum rather than a technical school or large university with specialized departments. I got a chem major at a liberal arts college. It's a liberal arts degree (and has served me well). My husband has a sociology major at a liberal arts college. It's also a liberal arts degree and has served him well.

Large universities can offer liberal arts educations. In fact, most of them do.

The difference is liberal arts colleges specialize in them, usually resulting in fewer graduate programs.

[Anonymous]

I’ll always hire a liberal arts grad from a top school than some pre-professional drone from some state uni.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ll always hire a liberal arts grad from a top school than some pre-professional drone from some state uni.

You're either a troll or an idiot.

You realize pretty much all state schools provide liberal arts educations, right?

[Anonymous]

For the millionth time, people:

liberal arts education DOES NOT equal humanities.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The return on investment for a STEM degree is about double that of a LA egree, based on the same data set.

A STEM degree can be a liberal arts degree! You just get it at a school with a liberal arts core curriculum rather than a technical school or large university with specialized departments. I got a chem major at a liberal arts college. It's a liberal arts degree (and has served me well). My husband has a sociology major at a liberal arts college. It's also a liberal arts degree and has served him well.

Large universities can offer liberal arts educations. In fact, most of them do.

The difference is liberal arts colleges specialize in them, usually resulting in fewer graduate programs.

The largest school at UVA by far is the liberal arts college.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The return on investment for a STEM degree is about double that of a LA egree, based on the same data set.

A STEM degree can be a liberal arts degree! You just get it at a school with a liberal arts core curriculum rather than a technical school or large university with specialized departments. I got a chem major at a liberal arts college. It's a liberal arts degree (and has served me well). My husband has a sociology major at a liberal arts college. It's also a liberal arts degree and has served him well.

Large universities can offer liberal arts educations. In fact, most of them do.

The difference is liberal arts colleges specialize in them, usually resulting in fewer graduate programs.

The largest school at UVA by far is the liberal arts college.

Oh my god. You people are so ignorant about this terminology.

A liberal arts college is a college without extensive graduate programs. That's why it's not considered a university.

That's in contrast to an undergrad college that sits within a university.

[Anonymous]

It’s a easy do nothing major
Perfect for morons in this area
Be stagnating bureaucrat without common sense and be part of swamp

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s a easy do nothing major
Perfect for morons in this area
Be stagnating bureaucrat without common sense and be part of swamp

Russian troll fail.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The return on investment for a STEM degree is about double that of a LA egree, based on the same data set.

A STEM degree can be a liberal arts degree! You just get it at a school with a liberal arts core curriculum rather than a technical school or large university with specialized departments. I got a chem major at a liberal arts college. It's a liberal arts degree (and has served me well). My husband has a sociology major at a liberal arts college. It's also a liberal arts degree and has served him well.

Large universities can offer liberal arts educations. In fact, most of them do.

The difference is liberal arts colleges specialize in them, usually resulting in fewer graduate programs.

The largest school at UVA by far is the liberal arts college.

Oh my god. You people are so ignorant about this terminology.

A liberal arts college is a college without extensive graduate programs. That's why it's not considered a university.

That's in contrast to an undergrad college that sits within a university.

Well, OK. But this thread is about liberal arts DEGREES. Your BA in English or psychology or whatever is still a liberal arts degree whether you got it at Arizona State or Williams.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The return on investment for a STEM degree is about double that of a LA egree, based on the same data set.

A STEM degree can be a liberal arts degree! You just get it at a school with a liberal arts core curriculum rather than a technical school or large university with specialized departments. I got a chem major at a liberal arts college. It's a liberal arts degree (and has served me well). My husband has a sociology major at a liberal arts college. It's also a liberal arts degree and has served him well.

Large universities can offer liberal arts educations. In fact, most of them do.

The difference is liberal arts colleges specialize in them, usually resulting in fewer graduate programs.

The largest school at UVA by far is the liberal arts college.

Oh my god. You people are so ignorant about this terminology.

A liberal arts college is a college without extensive graduate programs. That's why it's not considered a university.

That's in contrast to an undergrad college that sits within a university.

Well, OK. But this thread is about liberal arts DEGREES. Your BA in English or psychology or whatever is still a liberal arts degree whether you got it at Arizona State or Williams.

No. No. No.

There are NO liberal arts degrees (except at a very small set of schools, which do not include ASU or Williams).

Your degree in English, psychology, physics, biology, etc. is a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Sciences in that major. The core classes you took in history, science, english, etc. denote a liberal arts education. It's meant to provide you with a broad set of knowledge.

That's in contrast to, say, the Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service degree offered at Georgetown's SFS. It's not a liberal arts education because, for example, there's no science or math requirement. Instead, there's an extensive econ and stats requirement because it's essentially a pre-professional program.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s a easy do nothing major
Perfect for morons in this area
Be stagnating bureaucrat without common sense and be part of swamp

Russian troll fail.

The truth hurts

Saying like it is

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s a easy do nothing major
Perfect for morons in this area
Be stagnating bureaucrat without common sense and be part of swamp

Russian troll fail.

The truth hurts

Saying like it is

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The return on investment for a STEM degree is about double that of a LA egree, based on the same data set.

A STEM degree can be a liberal arts degree! You just get it at a school with a liberal arts core curriculum rather than a technical school or large university with specialized departments. I got a chem major at a liberal arts college. It's a liberal arts degree (and has served me well). My husband has a sociology major at a liberal arts college. It's also a liberal arts degree and has served him well.

Large universities can offer liberal arts educations. In fact, most of them do.

The difference is liberal arts colleges specialize in them, usually resulting in fewer graduate programs.

The largest school at UVA by far is the liberal arts college.

Oh my god. You people are so ignorant about this terminology.

A liberal arts college is a college without extensive graduate programs. That's why it's not considered a university.

That's in contrast to an undergrad college that sits within a university.

A college can be an independent institution (a Liberal Arts College) or a component of a university. In the case of UVA, the largest component by enrollment by far is the College of Arts and Sciences, which is focused on liberal arts. Here is the description from the website:

At our core, we believe a good liberal arts education must provide students with an extensive base of intellectual content and skills that enables them to explore ideas, evaluate evidence critically, draw reasoned conclusions, and communicate one’s thoughts in a clear, coherent manner.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s a easy do nothing major
Perfect for morons in this area
Be stagnating bureaucrat without common sense and be part of swamp

Russian troll fail.

The truth hurts

Saying like it is

It's not a major. The major could be math, chemistry, computer science, women's studies or english, among MANY others.

I'm guessing the dense people on this thread are not graduates of liberal arts programs at either a SLAC or a big university.

[Anonymous]

A humanities major from a directional state university is going to be outlearned by a STEM major from a similar second tier college. But most STEM majors are from directional state colleges and they don't outearn humanities majors at elite colleges. If your DC is among the brightest 1/2 percent of students and gets into a top tier school, you don't need to worry about what they choose to study and their future career options. They are smart enough to figure out their own path.