I understand the well rounded aspect of a college education. But just the same, if you're going to spend that kind of money and time, you really owe it to yourself to come out with a marketable skill.
FWIW, if I had to do it over again, I wouldent even think of anything but an Engineer degree. I have yet to see a position which an engineer was seen as "not qualified" for. I've seen engineers get promoted and cross trained into chemistry positions, geology, environmental science, finance, management, computer technology, HR, technical writer, health and safety, water quality... pretty much any dang thing they were interested in that paid well. I've never seen another degree that gets better traction in so many fields.
The Mission of public education is the furtherance of society as a whole by promoting education. I just dont see the bang for the buck in a lot of the humanities. I think people should be free to study them, but I'm not sure if public funding is appropriate, at least not funding equivalent to other in-demand professions. And making a big student loan on a humanities degree is kind of like lending twice what a house is worth.
