Agreed. This false dichotomy is one of the more ridiculous things that gets perpetrated on CC. There are many career-minded students who are very engaged with their classes, continue discussions outside the classroom, etc. Many of my best and brightest students have been engineers or pre-meds (the dreaded pre-professional students!).
The most selective colleges are generally far more similar in popular majors and career destinations than they are different. Is there any top college that has more art history or religion majors than econ majors?