<p>Parents:</p>
<p>I understand that many majors and professional choices are valuable. But this is not the core of the question here. As a student, I do want to have the freedom to choose less profitable careers if I feel like. If I want to be a costume designer… fine. But I want to do that knowing very well what my future prospects are. </p>
<p>Students still can choose to major in Theater, English, Sociology, etc… Because they like it/want it… Not because they were misled.</p>
<p>I do not understand why some people on this thread seem to be afraid that disclosing average earnings of some majors will discourage students to pursue said majors. Why would anyone think that it is a good idea to keeps students in the dark? </p>
<p>Again, this is not about the value of a chosen career. This is about enabling students make informed choice about their chosen careers.</p>
<p>And please, let us stop posting those strawmen examples of top-school graduates with 2350 SATs who graduate with a degree in Sociology and are now successful. We know that this is more a function of the school brand name than the major they chose. We know that English, Sociology, Theater, x_Studies, etc. from top schools can get a job at McKinsey. But this is not true for every school.</p>
<p>Below top-tier schools, the choice of one’s major is very important in shaping the students’ future professional careers.</p>