{"id":6222,"date":"2014-01-23T13:18:35","date_gmt":"2014-01-23T19:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/profs.wisc.edu\/?p=6222"},"modified":"2014-01-23T13:18:35","modified_gmt":"2014-01-23T19:18:35","slug":"liberal-arts-graduates-and-employment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/profs.wisc.edu\/?p=6222","title":{"rendered":"Liberal Arts Graduates and Employment"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Liberal<\/a>The National Center for Higher Education Management Systems<\/a> and the Association of American Colleges and Universities<\/a> released<\/a> a report yesterday that provides data on employment outcomes of liberal arts graduates.<\/p>\n

The report, Liberal Arts Graduates and Employment: Setting the Record Straight<\/a>, compared salary and employment data of liberal arts majors with that of science, math, and engineering graduates and professional and pre-professional graduates.<\/p>\n

The findings come at a time when a traditional liberal arts education is seen by some as a luxury and perhaps not the best path to a well-paying job:<\/p>\n

“Recent attacks on the liberal arts by ill-informed commentators and policy makers have painted a misleading picture of the value of the liberal arts to individuals and our communities. As the findings in this report demonstrate, majoring in a liberal arts field can and does lead to successful and remunerative careers in a wide array of professions.\u201d —\u00a0Carol Geary Schneider, president AACU.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The study found that employers want workers with both broad knowledge and specific skills — four out of five employers agree that all students should have broad knowledge in liberal arts and sciences.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The report also found salary outcomes should be measured over an entire career.\u00a0Earnings of liberal arts graduates, especially those who attain advanced degrees, can outpace professional and pre-professional graduates over several decades.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The National Center for Higher Education Management Systems and the Association of American Colleges and Universities released a report yesterday that provides data on employment outcomes of liberal arts graduates. The report, Liberal Arts Graduates and Employment: Setting the Record…<\/p>\n

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