college majors

We experimented with letting an economist analyze four students’ college plans and pick the most economically advantageous choice.

The cuts, while not exclusive to liberal arts programs, have had a focus in the humanities that don’t necessarily have a guarantee of financial success following graduation. That could make the humanities a luxury product.

Economists say the number of college grads who are underemployed, or working in jobs that don’t require the degrees they just earned, is too high.