An old joke in academia gets at the precarious economics of majoring in the humanities.
The scientist asks, “Why does it work?”
The engineer asks, “How does it work?”
The English major asks, “Would you like fries with that?”
But exactly what an English major makes in a lifetime has never been clear, and some defenders of the humanities have said that their students are endowed with “critical thinking” and other skills that could enable them to catch up to other students in earnings.
WaPo story via link from Instapundit: On path to riches, no sign of fluffy majors (check out accompanying graphic)
ReplyDeleteAn old joke in academia gets at the precarious economics of majoring in the humanities.
The scientist asks, “Why does it work?”
The engineer asks, “How does it work?”
The English major asks, “Would you like fries with that?”
But exactly what an English major makes in a lifetime has never been clear, and some defenders of the humanities have said that their students are endowed with “critical thinking” and other skills that could enable them to catch up to other students in earnings.
Turns out, on average, they were wrong.
The best colleges for petroleum engineers. Big bucks ahead, for college life in College Station, Texas and Aggie as your nickname.
ReplyDeleteWhat about my Ph.d. in Women's Studies?
ReplyDelete"What about my Ph.d. in Women's Studies?"...
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