Colleges that lean towards Humanities

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Anonymous wrote:I think of Princeton and Yale as being exceptionally robust unis for humanities, too.

Yale, maybe. But Princeton has basically turned into an engineering school…


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Princeton is so different. I was surprised how STEM it’s become on recent tour.


Only about 28.9% of students intend to pursue a BSE, according to Princeton survey. https://projects.dailyprincetonian.com/frosh-survey-25/academics.html
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Anonymous wrote:I think of Princeton and Yale as being exceptionally robust unis for humanities, too.

Yale, maybe. But Princeton has basically turned into an engineering school…


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Princeton is so different. I was surprised how STEM it’s become on recent tour.


Only about 28.9% of students intend to pursue a BSE, according to Princeton survey. https://projects.dailyprincetonian.com/frosh-survey-25/academics.html

That’s pretty high, especially now that you have to add all the operations, math, bio, chem, neuro, physics, etc.
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Anonymous wrote:Just FYI, plenty of schools known for "STEM" or tech also have wonderful liberal arts/humanities colleges. People tend to forget this.

Such as? Other than MIT, most are mediocre to unremarkable.


Georgia Tech
Virginia Tech
Caltech
Johns Hopkins

And plenty more.

Caltech and Johns Hopkins are not good at the humanities. You can't even major in a majority of liberal arts subjects at Georgia tech, for crying out loud!


What on earth are you talking about? All of the above schools have vibrant and highly regarded liberal arts schools.
DP

I said what I’m talking about. Where’s the confusion. Also show me where these highly regarded liberal arts subjects are, not schools. IR is a social science, not a humanities subject- if that’s what you’re referring to for JHU. You literally can’t major in most of the humanities subjects at Georgia tech- go check for yourself.


Ok, perhaps GT was a bad example. All of the other schools listed indeed offer humanities and liberal arts majors.
https://apply.jhu.edu/academics/majors-minors-programs/
https://liberalarts.vt.edu/academics/majors-and-minors/majors.html
https://www.hss.caltech.edu/undergraduate-studies/faqs#:~:text=In%20addition%20to%20the%20humanities,courses%20in%20film%20studies%2C%20at

You said they were highly regarded.
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Anonymous wrote:All the Ivies, UChicago


Not U Chicago anymore. There was an article about how they're cutting and reducing their humanities depts due to funding issues.


fwiw they are merging departments with fewer than 15 profs, which includes Germanic studies, Slavic languages and literatures, and South Asian languages and civilizations. Do you want to pay $400k for your child to major in Slavic languages?

I wouldn’t want my kid majoring in any humanities subject, so the Slavic part is no more useless to me than a history degree. Nonetheless, I agree with your point that Chicago isn’t diminishing its humanities departments.

Honestly, I can’t think of anything more useful than majoring in Slavic languages. It’s basically a one-way ticket to becoming an expert in obscure references and exactly the kind of person your friends are secretly avoiding at brunch. You’ll have job offers pouring in from all the high-paying, highly relevant fields—like... being a professor in a tiny department with 3 students or offering your deep insights into Dostoevsky to the two people who care.

Joking aside, it's definitely an interesting choice in terms of ROI, especially when there’s such a demand for more “practical” degrees nowadays. the whole idea of paying that much for a humanities degree feels increasingly like a luxury, especially when the future seems a bit more practical-minded these days. I get that there's value in a well-rounded education, but I’d want my kid to graduate with some clear career opportunities lined up.

imagine telling your kid, “You’re going to Chicago, but you’ll major in Slavic languages—prepare to be the most interesting at dinner parties... 20 years from now, when you’re still living in a one-bedroom apartment with 4 roommates and explaining the nuances of 12th-century Russian poetry for the fifth time that week.


My child received four fully funded federal government scholarships to learn Russian in high school including immersion abroad. Why? Because it is a language deemed essential to our nation’s national security. I’m not the least worried about him finding employment if he continues to pursue the language and, unless the current administration cuts the funding, there are similar federal programs to encourage American youth to become professionally fluent in critical languages in college. These programs were initiated by George W. Bush when we didn’t have sufficient government interpreters in Arabic during the Gulf War and had to rely on foreign interpreters. This is not about poetry and paying for a useless degree.
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Anonymous wrote:Just FYI, plenty of schools known for "STEM" or tech also have wonderful liberal arts/humanities colleges. People tend to forget this.

Such as? Other than MIT, most are mediocre to unremarkable.


Georgia Tech
Virginia Tech
Caltech
Johns Hopkins

And plenty more.

Caltech and Johns Hopkins are not good at the humanities. You can't even major in a majority of liberal arts subjects at Georgia tech, for crying out loud!


What on earth are you talking about? All of the above schools have vibrant and highly regarded liberal arts schools.
DP

I said what I’m talking about. Where’s the confusion. Also show me where these highly regarded liberal arts subjects are, not schools. IR is a social science, not a humanities subject- if that’s what you’re referring to for JHU. You literally can’t major in most of the humanities subjects at Georgia tech- go check for yourself.


Ok, perhaps GT was a bad example. All of the other schools listed indeed offer humanities and liberal arts majors.
https://apply.jhu.edu/academics/majors-minors-programs/
https://liberalarts.vt.edu/academics/majors-and-minors/majors.html
https://www.hss.caltech.edu/undergraduate-studies/faqs#:~:text=In%20addition%20to%20the%20humanities,courses%20in%20film%20studies%2C%20at

You said they were highly regarded.


And they are. Not sure what your problem is, but I guess I'm past caring at this point.
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Anonymous wrote:Just FYI, plenty of schools known for "STEM" or tech also have wonderful liberal arts/humanities colleges. People tend to forget this.

Such as? Other than MIT, most are mediocre to unremarkable.


Hopkins does STEM and international relations well.

so...not the humanities


DP. They also have the full slate of humanities majors.
https://apply.jhu.edu/academics/majors-minors-programs/
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Just FYI, plenty of schools known for "STEM" or tech also have wonderful liberal arts/humanities colleges. People tend to forget this.

Such as? Other than MIT, most are mediocre to unremarkable.


Georgia Tech
Virginia Tech
Caltech
Johns Hopkins

And plenty more.

Caltech and Johns Hopkins are not good at the humanities. You can't even major in a majority of liberal arts subjects at Georgia tech, for crying out loud!


What on earth are you talking about? All of the above schools have vibrant and highly regarded liberal arts schools.
DP

I said what I’m talking about. Where’s the confusion. Also show me where these highly regarded liberal arts subjects are, not schools. IR is a social science, not a humanities subject- if that’s what you’re referring to for JHU. You literally can’t major in most of the humanities subjects at Georgia tech- go check for yourself.


Ok, perhaps GT was a bad example. All of the other schools listed indeed offer humanities and liberal arts majors.
https://apply.jhu.edu/academics/majors-minors-programs/
https://liberalarts.vt.edu/academics/majors-and-minors/majors.html
https://www.hss.caltech.edu/undergraduate-studies/faqs#:~:text=In%20addition%20to%20the%20humanities,courses%20in%20film%20studies%2C%20at

You said they were highly regarded.


And they are. Not sure what your problem is, but I guess I'm past caring at this point.

I understand now that you are just speaking from personal opinion without any source. Thanks.
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Just FYI, plenty of schools known for "STEM" or tech also have wonderful liberal arts/humanities colleges. People tend to forget this.

Such as? Other than MIT, most are mediocre to unremarkable.


Georgia Tech
Virginia Tech
Caltech
Johns Hopkins

And plenty more.

Caltech and Johns Hopkins are not good at the humanities. You can't even major in a majority of liberal arts subjects at Georgia tech, for crying out loud!


What on earth are you talking about? All of the above schools have vibrant and highly regarded liberal arts schools.
DP

I said what I’m talking about. Where’s the confusion. Also show me where these highly regarded liberal arts subjects are, not schools. IR is a social science, not a humanities subject- if that’s what you’re referring to for JHU. You literally can’t major in most of the humanities subjects at Georgia tech- go check for yourself.


Ok, perhaps GT was a bad example. All of the other schools listed indeed offer humanities and liberal arts majors.
https://apply.jhu.edu/academics/majors-minors-programs/
https://liberalarts.vt.edu/academics/majors-and-minors/majors.html
https://www.hss.caltech.edu/undergraduate-studies/faqs#:~:text=In%20addition%20to%20the%20humanities,courses%20in%20film%20studies%2C%20at

You said they were highly regarded.


And they are. Not sure what your problem is, but I guess I'm past caring at this point.

I understand now that you are just speaking from personal opinion without any source. Thanks.


Project, much? Sources have all been provided.
Anonymous
All the Ivies have world class humanities departments
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Just FYI, plenty of schools known for "STEM" or tech also have wonderful liberal arts/humanities colleges. People tend to forget this.

Such as? Other than MIT, most are mediocre to unremarkable.


Georgia Tech
Virginia Tech
Caltech
Johns Hopkins

And plenty more.

Caltech and Johns Hopkins are not good at the humanities. You can't even major in a majority of liberal arts subjects at Georgia tech, for crying out loud!


What on earth are you talking about? All of the above schools have vibrant and highly regarded liberal arts schools.
DP

I said what I’m talking about. Where’s the confusion. Also show me where these highly regarded liberal arts subjects are, not schools. IR is a social science, not a humanities subject- if that’s what you’re referring to for JHU. You literally can’t major in most of the humanities subjects at Georgia tech- go check for yourself.


Ok, perhaps GT was a bad example. All of the other schools listed indeed offer humanities and liberal arts majors.
https://apply.jhu.edu/academics/majors-minors-programs/
https://liberalarts.vt.edu/academics/majors-and-minors/majors.html
https://www.hss.caltech.edu/undergraduate-studies/faqs#:~:text=In%20addition%20to%20the%20humanities,courses%20in%20film%20studies%2C%20at

You said they were highly regarded.


And they are. Not sure what your problem is, but I guess I'm past caring at this point.

I understand now that you are just speaking from personal opinion without any source. Thanks.


Project, much? Sources have all been provided.

Not a single one, I never questioned the existence of a humanities curriculum. Once again, please read your own words about their regard.
Anonymous
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Just FYI, plenty of schools known for "STEM" or tech also have wonderful liberal arts/humanities colleges. People tend to forget this.

Such as? Other than MIT, most are mediocre to unremarkable.


Georgia Tech
Virginia Tech
Caltech
Johns Hopkins

And plenty more.

Caltech and Johns Hopkins are not good at the humanities. You can't even major in a majority of liberal arts subjects at Georgia tech, for crying out loud!


What on earth are you talking about? All of the above schools have vibrant and highly regarded liberal arts schools.
DP

I said what I’m talking about. Where’s the confusion. Also show me where these highly regarded liberal arts subjects are, not schools. IR is a social science, not a humanities subject- if that’s what you’re referring to for JHU. You literally can’t major in most of the humanities subjects at Georgia tech- go check for yourself.


This is a dumb take and you actully have no idea what you're talking about. Hopkins is top 10 or tops in writing seminars, french, english, history, and a slew of other humanities departments.

https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-humanities-schools/history-rankings
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Just FYI, plenty of schools known for "STEM" or tech also have wonderful liberal arts/humanities colleges. People tend to forget this.

Such as? Other than MIT, most are mediocre to unremarkable.


Georgia Tech
Virginia Tech
Caltech
Johns Hopkins

And plenty more.

Caltech and Johns Hopkins are not good at the humanities. You can't even major in a majority of liberal arts subjects at Georgia tech, for crying out loud!


What on earth are you talking about? All of the above schools have vibrant and highly regarded liberal arts schools.
DP

Liberal arts is not the same as humanities.
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Just FYI, plenty of schools known for "STEM" or tech also have wonderful liberal arts/humanities colleges. People tend to forget this.

Such as? Other than MIT, most are mediocre to unremarkable.


Georgia Tech
Virginia Tech
Caltech
Johns Hopkins

And plenty more.

Caltech and Johns Hopkins are not good at the humanities. You can't even major in a majority of liberal arts subjects at Georgia tech, for crying out loud!


What on earth are you talking about? All of the above schools have vibrant and highly regarded liberal arts schools.
DP

I said what I’m talking about. Where’s the confusion. Also show me where these highly regarded liberal arts subjects are, not schools. IR is a social science, not a humanities subject- if that’s what you’re referring to for JHU. You literally can’t major in most of the humanities subjects at Georgia tech- go check for yourself.


This is a dumb take and you actully have no idea what you're talking about. Hopkins is top 10 or tops in writing seminars, french, english, history, and a slew of other humanities departments.

https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-humanities-schools/history-rankings



https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-humanities-schools/english-rankings

https://www.collegetransitions.com/blog/best-mfa-creative-writing-programs/
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Just FYI, plenty of schools known for "STEM" or tech also have wonderful liberal arts/humanities colleges. People tend to forget this.

Such as? Other than MIT, most are mediocre to unremarkable.


Georgia Tech
Virginia Tech
Caltech
Johns Hopkins

And plenty more.

Caltech and Johns Hopkins are not good at the humanities. You can't even major in a majority of liberal arts subjects at Georgia tech, for crying out loud!


What on earth are you talking about? All of the above schools have vibrant and highly regarded liberal arts schools.
DP

I said what I’m talking about. Where’s the confusion. Also show me where these highly regarded liberal arts subjects are, not schools. IR is a social science, not a humanities subject- if that’s what you’re referring to for JHU. You literally can’t major in most of the humanities subjects at Georgia tech- go check for yourself.


This is a dumb take and you actully have no idea what you're talking about. Hopkins is top 10 or tops in writing seminars, french, english, history, and a slew of other humanities departments.

https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-humanities-schools/history-rankings

I'm glad you can research a bunch of graduate programs that have nothing to do with the topic. Wow the people here are an actual joke.
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Just FYI, plenty of schools known for "STEM" or tech also have wonderful liberal arts/humanities colleges. People tend to forget this.

Such as? Other than MIT, most are mediocre to unremarkable.


Georgia Tech
Virginia Tech
Caltech
Johns Hopkins

And plenty more.

Caltech and Johns Hopkins are not good at the humanities. You can't even major in a majority of liberal arts subjects at Georgia tech, for crying out loud!


What on earth are you talking about? All of the above schools have vibrant and highly regarded liberal arts schools.
DP

I said what I’m talking about. Where’s the confusion. Also show me where these highly regarded liberal arts subjects are, not schools. IR is a social science, not a humanities subject- if that’s what you’re referring to for JHU. You literally can’t major in most of the humanities subjects at Georgia tech- go check for yourself.


This is a dumb take and you actully have no idea what you're talking about. Hopkins is top 10 or tops in writing seminars, french, english, history, and a slew of other humanities departments.

https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-humanities-schools/history-rankings

I'm glad you can research a bunch of graduate programs that have nothing to do with the topic. Wow the people here are an actual joke.


DP. What is your problem? You are clearly a very unhappy and disgruntled person who criticizes anyone pointing out that the schools listed above all offer well-regarded liberal arts AND humanities. Get over yourself.
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