Why liberal arts degrees are important?

A degree in the liberal arts prepares students not only to make a living, but also to make a life. Critical thinking, communication, creative problem solving, self-expression, innovative research, and lifelong learning—all skills a liberal arts degree emphasizes—are central to a great career and a well-lived life.

What does a degree in liberal arts mean?

A liberal arts degree includes the study of history, literature, writing, philosophy, sociology, psychology, creative arts and more. Liberal arts programs are designed to help you formulate compelling arguments, communicate well and solve problems.

Is a college degree worthless?

1.) Academic Inflation Today, almost 60\% of all jobs in the US require a higher education. Your new bachelor’s degree is becoming increasingly worthless as more and more people graduate from college, as jobs that used to need only a bachelor’s degree now prefer master’s degrees.

That entry-level job that allowed the English major to enter the white-collar workforce in 1970 doesn’t exist anymore. A college degree is worthless if nobody is willing to pay you for the skills you acquired while earning it. STEM graduates, as well as those from Accounting programs, learned actual skills in their studies.

What makes a course of study worthless?

Courses of study that are attached to an actual career track can become worthless if the number of graduates greatly exceeds the available number of jobs. The graduate program of Law is an example. TaxProf Blog: Looking at the Law School Crisis.

Do you like to complain about worthless degrees?

Huge numbers of college grads have discovered that their degrees were next to worthless, and went on to get the exact same low-paying service jobs that their parents threatened them with when they screwed around in high school. I absolutely love to complain about worthless degrees. I have one. Actually, I have two.