Is it a “soft major”? I was thinking of getting a liberal arts major with concentrations in environmental studies and international studies. I am kind of lazy and don’t think I can handle the harder majors like engineering and medical since I have absolutely no interests in them anymore(blame my AP Chem and AP Physics teachers). I don’t really care about making a lot of money but I don’t want to have a salary of under 60k. Like the saying goes, you will never have to work a day in your life if you do what you love.
Are you actually talking about a major called “liberal arts?” Or are you thinking of a liberal arts major such as English, philosophy, history, etc.? Most liberal arts majors don’t make $60 K until they have been out of school for a while and have acquired some in-demand job skills.
I’m thinking of attending this really small school that only has one major and it says its only major is a B.A. in Liberal Arts with concentrations in environmental studies and international studies.
pretty sure that a “really small school that only has one major” “I am kind of lazy” and “I just want to earn $60K” are bigger red flags than whether a ‘liberal arts’ major is a good plan. You might want to re-think why you want to go to college at all, and while you are doing that also do the math on how much college will cost and how much it will take to earn that back on a salary that starts at $25K and rises to $60K over, say 5-8 years. There are a lot of professions that do not require a 4 year college degree- sometimes a training school, sometimes community college- that will allow you to earn $60k and not have to work too hard. Don’t underestimate the professions: electricians and plumbers can earn $60k and there is always work going.
I actually didn’t want to go to this college but they offered me a full ride(no it is not a community college). It is a pretty nice 4 year university. Really wasn’t what I wanted to major but this is its only major at the school so…
It may help others help you if you specified what school, so that others can evaluate the curriculum from reading the school’s web pages (e.g. like [this page](Undergraduate Studies | Soka University of America) and [this catalog](http://www.soka.edu/files/documents/academics/academic-catalog-2015-2016.pdf) for a representative college with a liberal arts major).
Some schools simply don’t have majors, or don’t have a lot. Some schools like St. John’s or Shimer only have a great books curriculum. Others, like Evergreen State or New College of Florida, are experimental colleges that offer “areas of concentration” that aren’t like normal majors. That doesn’t make the college less rigorous; they just take a non-traditional approach to college education.
Also, OP, not wanting to major in engineering doesn’t make you lazy. However, note that virtually all new graduates - even engineering and computer science majors - make well under $60,000 in their first job out of college. It takes some time to work up to that - you may be at that level 5-10 years out of college, or with a graduate degree. Also, it’s your job that determines your salary, not necessarily your major (although of course your major influences your job).
I’m not really sure what you mean by a “soft” major. If you mean easy, there’s no way to tell as this varies from school to school. If you mean “not a ‘hard’ science” like a technical major, well, a general liberal arts major is unlikely to be as technical or mathematical as a specific math/physical science major, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a good major.
Also, let me be the one to tell you that this
*you will never have to work a day in your life if you do what you love. *
Isn’t true. I love my job, and I don’t dread going to work every day. Some days, I wake up looking forward to it! But it’s still work.