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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Liberal arts teach you what you need to be successfully so many different situations.

Engineering, accounting, finance, and other field-specific majors teach you how to solve problems in specific areas.

I have a degree in the former. My husband has a degree in the later. It's amazing how much of what I consider a whole education he is missing. He was prepared for a certain job, but doesn't have the familiarity with literature, art, history, and philosophy that I thought was normal because all of my SLAC friends recognize those references. And he sucks at Jeopardy. lol[/quote]

Let me guess who makes more money!
DH[/quote]

How many years post graduation? Push it 10 years and it will be the liberal arts majors[/quote]

This. Not surprised the liberal arts DW now makes more than her professional degree DH. It's what happens.[/quote]

+1 in our family.  Plus, about 2/3 of the engineers I know ended up hating their careers. The only route up is often into management and they suck at it.  And the technical stuff gets repetitive for some.  The thing about those who major in a liberal arts know they are never going to get a job in Literature or History or whatever so they make career moves/advancement on what they like/are good at in jobs, not in school.  The schools provides a base in writing, research, argumentation etc.--and a credential.  [/quote]

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