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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=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.[/quote]

I can't even begin to unpack the blatant assumptions and generalizations on this post.

Example: You likely think UIUC is a "directional state college" (even though it's a university). It in fact has excellent STEM programs and a STEM grad from UIUC likely would outearn a humanities major at a so-called "elite" college. [/quote]

Typically, directional state colleges/universities are the non-flagship public institutions with a compass direction in their name. So Urbana-Champaign isn't called a directional school while Carbondale (Southern Illinois), Eastern Illinois, and Northeastern Illinois would. The most common jobs for elite college humanities students are Wall Street and McKinsey/Bain/BCG where they earn about the same salary as compsci grads from Illinois their first year (but much more in bonuses), and a lot more every year afterwards. The compsci grads from the directional schools start out earning a lot less and have a much flatter trajectory. [/quote]

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