What type of jobs do liberal arts college graduates get?

<p>I wonder what sorts of jobs can a student attending a liberal arts college expect to get after graduation. And how good will the job pay?</p>

<p>It depends. I would anticipate a big difference in pay between say someone who majored in math, econ, compsci, or another science and someone who majored in Bowling industry management. </p>

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<p>Engineering majors match up to specific fields, and you generally work where the given knowledge is needed. Liberal arts is an awfully wide category of majors, though, and many of them do not point at probable careers. Consider:</p>

<p>Economics and finance-related majors could lead to an MBA, or, with degrees like accounting, to a general career type. Economics and poli-sci are common law prep choices, but so is pre-law (like with pre-med and similar, people prepare for a Masters degree by… getting started on the subject). Even legal and MBA degrees do not point to any one job, and pay scales vary sharply.</p>

<p>Journalism is career-related. Art can be, if the person plans to support themselves off it, instead of just wanting an easy degree. As for philosophy, history, English literature, various racial/ethnic/gender/religious/regional studies… who knows. Highly viable options: homemaker, administrative assistant, retail/low-level business… jobs that do not rely on degree knowledge.</p>

<p>Depending what you do and how high the demand is for your skill (not many businesses need history majors), a liberal arts degree and prove worthless or ridiculously lucrative. No one degree is a path to riches. It’s a matter of what you do with it.</p>