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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

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.[/quote]

Yeah, I get that.

However, typically "liberal arts college" refers to a separate institution, whereas "College of Arts and Sciences" refers to essentially a liberal arts college within a university.

People on this thread need to be clear as to what they're actually referring to. [/quote]

You were looking for something to criticize.  I made it clear that it CLAS is a component of UVA, which is the same as what you say when you say "essentially a liberal arts college within a university."[/quote]

So why did you essentially just repeat what I posted? [/quote]

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