[melling]

“Mr. Agresto, 76, is a lifelong champion of liberal-arts education—the subject of his new book, “The Death of Learning: How American Education Has Failed Our Students and What to Do About It.” It’s an unpopular cause: According to U.S. Education Department data, students who majored in English, history, philosophy, foreign languages or literature constituted only 4% of college graduates in 2020. The number of degrees awarded in each of these disciplines declined by between 15% and 34% between 2012 and 2020, while the total number of degrees rose by 14%.”

More specifically:

“students who majored in English, history, philosophy, foreign languages or literature constituted only 4% of college graduates in 2020”

[quantified]

If you want to make money, are liberal arts degrees worth it? And, is the decline to a sustainable level from an unsustainable peak? Recall all the student debt holders who got their education and can't afford it.

Personally I believe in the value of a good liberal arts education, even though I'm a software engineer.