[onewhippedpuppy]

The liberal arts success stories are great, but one very common theme - nearly all of them went on to advanced degrees. A BA in English with a JD is far different than someone with only a BA in English. If you plan to obtain an advanced degree, your bachelor's becomes far less important. I would also argue that many of these are exceptional cases of exceptional people, who likely would have found success regardless of college. The average student who simply wants to graduate and find a good job will likely not find the same success. I have numerous examples of these in my life - sister in law with an English degree that worked at Walgreens, two friends with general Business degrees that have bounced through entry level management positions, my wife's cousin who punted on using his Business degree and ended up a firefighter. These people built up significant debt to obtain a degree that has been of very little use to them in the real world, and would likely have been better served with a major that ties directly to a real world occupation.