<p>My DS will be a music performance major, despite the fact that many people caution against it if he doens't want to be a HS teacher, for example (he doesn't). Is it an employable degree? Perhaps not, compared to a pharmacy, engineering, nursing, journalism, social work, etc. degree. But he has so much passion (and innate ability) that he can see himself doing absolutely nothing else.</p>
<p>There are other exceptionally talented kids that we know, whose parents will not allow them to major in music, due to the concerns about employability. Personally, I feel that forcing someone to be a physics major, for example, when their hearts are not into it, makes very little sense.</p>
<p>There are plenty of liberal arts majors that are not necessarily "employable" degrees, but then again, I have never looked at college as a trade school.</p>