U. S. News and World Report just published an article, "Why Majoring in Humanities Can be a Great Career Move."
From the article:
It turns out that your parents were wrong. English majors – and others in humanities fields often seen as even less “marketable,” like philosophy and film studies – can get great jobs right out of college.
“The reason why our humanities interns are wanted is because they have research and writing skills,” says Jeffrey Cohen, dean of humanities at ASU's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. “Those skills serve companies well.”
