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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The return on investment for a STEM degree is about double that of a LA egree, based on the same data set. [/quote]

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. [/quote]

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. [/quote]

The largest school at UVA by far is the liberal arts college.[/quote]

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. [/quote]
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. [/quote]

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.[/quote]

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