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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]I’m married to a Humanities major from a top 10 university. He went into software consulting started @$39k and was making $300k when he went independent 5 years later and makes around $550k. Just a BA.[/quote]

It's always hilarious when someone trots out a predictable, stupid anecdote like this, as if this experience, even if actually true, is in any way typical of people who have a humanities BA.  :roll: 
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PP specified T10. If you go to a T10, it matters less what you major in. If you go to a directional state school, you either need a useful major, family connections, or a lot of luck. A kid at Harvard can major in history, sociology, or anything else they choose to and still expect to end up with a great career. A kid going to Radford doesn't have that same freedom if they want to earn a decent living  [/quote]

$550k is not anywhere close to typical even for Harvard humanities majors. Their earnings at age 45 will be much closer to $100k than $300k or $500k.[/quote]

300k is still more than most people. Harvard will give them the ability to get on that track. A history major coming out of Salisbury State will need a lot of luck to ever end up on that kind of track. [/quote]

If you want to be on the $300k a year track, or be in "software consulting", don't major in history [i]even at Harvard[/i].[/quote]

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