what are the best jobs for liberal arts majors?

<p>of course, i don’t expect much from an undergrad degree alone. but if it’s possible, please list them. i’m getting to that phase where i feel degraded because i’m a liberal arts major again.</p>

<li>librarian</li>
<li>editor</li>
</ol>

<p>panhandler/beat poet</p>

<ol>
<li>investment banker</li>
<li>consultant</li>
<li>grad school</li>
<li>Teach for America</li>
<li>research</li>
</ol>

<p>that's what everyone here does. then again, I go to a LAC.</p>

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<li>Hedge Fund Analyst/Quant</li>
</ol>

<p>here's a little tip: your undergraduate major, especially a liberal arts degree, will not matter in the slightest to 98% of your prospective employers. they just want to see that you aren't stupid and are capable of going to enough classes to get some sort of document stating that you at least passed most of them. specialization comes later, in grad school and career paths. </p>

<p>want proof? pick any field you're interested in, look at the job listings targeted at college graduates, and see if they actually specify WHICH bachelor's degree they would like you to have. they won't. that's why you should focus more on majoring in something that is personally interesting to YOU, so that you won't mind spending quite a lot of time and effort on it for four years. </p>

<p>just add something useful, like experience in a niche field or a worthwhile minor, to differentiate yourself, and you'll be fine. for example, i'm going to minor in computer science, because knowing your way around a few coding languages can land you some really sweet jobs down the line.</p>

<p>well okay. i'm asking more for liberal arts careers. stuff that isn't business related.</p>

<p>bum p</p>

<p>When you say you’re a “Liberal Arts major” do you mean that literally? Or do you mean you are majoring in one of the liberal arts (i.e. math, biology, philosophy, history, literature, theater)? I am not familiar with any schools that offer a BA in “Liberal Arts,” (not that there aren’t schools that do) although I do know that many NYS community colleges offer an AA in Liberal Arts. The more precise you are, the easier it will be for posters to offer reasonable suggestions.</p>

<p>i mean one of the liberal arts except the hard sciences like math, physics.</p>

<p>Barista at an independent coffee shop in Williamsburg, NYC</p>

<p>Machine gunner for the US Army</p>

<p>WHat’s your ideal job?</p>

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<p>Did the CS minor help?</p>

<p>We who wisely chose our majors will always need servants and other menial labourers. If anything else, if everyone chose so wisely, our wages would not be as high. Thus, let me thank you for selecting a liberal arts major…and if I see one speck of dirt on my Mercedes, no tip.</p>