re: why do people major in the humanities?

Because many are told they HAVE to get a degree or they are failures at life. Some of t hese same people often have no ambitions or goals so they major in something they are either interested in or are told is easy to eventually find out they have no job openings and crippling debt.

Higher education and studying the humanities is great for intellectual gain but don't be an idiot and expect a high paying job in your field when you majored in women's and gender studies focusing on the years of 1580-1600.