re: Would you want your son to major in a liberal arts degree?

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I agree. I have a B.A. and work in an accounting department for a fairly large company. We generally like interviewing people with some kind of liberal arts background because they tend to communicate effectively and creatively approach solutions to problems. Now, that doesn't mean a gender studies major should expect to land a financial analyst position upon graduation, but if they're willing to work hard and expand their knowledge of an industry, they can be successful.

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Technically my first real job out of college was as a financial analyst ;).

Last place I worked, the head of the trading desk we worked with was a psych major, my boss was a psych major, co-team lead hadn't even gone to college, and the director may have been business but I don't think so. That was fairly middle office though.

The place I work now, everyone is a finance or Econ major except me for a lot of it, but they will take other majors if you can show in the interview you know the finance. They do not have a huge success rate with new hires though.

No. Because if he majored in liberal arts he'd likely be gay.

I suppose you could get a liberal arts degree AND become a plumber. If the job is so great, and it’s so easy to get into, then why not?

But that goes against the easy narrative that trades workers are super productive and instantly successful while college boys who major in the humanities are all sjws destined for welfare.

Young men are bombarded with this message these days, and it discourages them from going to college. Wonder why colleges are 60% female these days? It’s not going to change unless we get more men into college, to make them more well-rounded. Some people would be happy to see fewer people choosing college, but not me. I look around at a mostly uneducated population around me and think that more educated people might not be a bad thing.

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Not sure if my degrees would be considered liberal arts, but they certainly weren't stem. Generally have seen that if you can develops skills, your good no matter the major. I met an art major who was a programmer a few months ago.


A major may close down certain opportunities in some ways but it's not a hard rule.

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We can tell your degree is certainly not in English.

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Would you want your son to major in a liberal arts degree?

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No. They would either be athletes or a STEM degree holder if I'm footing the bill.

I will not pay for college for my son if he is seeking a useless degree.

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Would you want your son to major in a liberal arts degree?

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Lil baw better hope he has a scholarship bc I damn sure wouldnt be paying his tuition for a useless degree like that

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True. But, you can do those with a science/engineering degree too.
Actually, in law you can do more with a science/engineering degree. You can practice patent law. Can't do that with liberal arts degree. The Patent Trade Office doesn't allow it.

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My little brother found this out. He started in a STEM undergrad and finished in poli sci. He is at Tulane now and he was interested in patent law until he found out he was not eligible.

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Yep. It's because our white collar economy is so terrible. Well paying blue collar jobs are more plentiful than office jobs.

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Certainly nothing wrong with a good day’s work, if it’s legal. The world needs all types of workers. Over the long haul, college graduates do make more than non-graduates, but not enough to force a college education on someone that doesn’t want one. That said, when a person gets in their fifties, the blue collar work takes a toll on the body that can be unforgiving. Of course, sitting behind a desk and having high calorie lunches can take a toll too. Have a great day at work today, and take some pride in whatever it is you do for a living.