Seriously, how marketable is a liberal arts degree?

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I'm going to study at Grinnell College in Iowa. It's ranked #14 in liberal arts colleges in the US. It doesn't have name recognition really... but an employer even bother to look up its ranking or write it off as some no-name liberal arts school? Is a LAC degree really valued? People keep telling me employers like LAC skills like communication and analysis... but does it really put that much worth in LAC grads?

(by the way, I plan to major in history... but economics might be a good safety net/)
 
Most employers don't give a damn what school you went to. Possible exceptions might be a really big name school like Harvard or Yale or possibly the school they attended. In most cases this won't matter.

Employers want experience. Your education means very little to them unless it is a technical skill. It will make you a better candidate them someone that doesn't have a degree but only if they have the same amount of experience as you. Someone with more relevant experience will win out 9 out of 10 times.

I have been on far too many interviews where I missed out because some lady with an 8th grade education had been working in the industry for 15 years. I can't blame the employer for this decision but it sure does make me mad.

In most cases all those liberal arts degrees will lead you down the same generic path. You will be very hard up to find a real job in today's economy. I have a business degree and it is essentially useless. Don't waste your money on a degree that is useless. If you have the drive major in some kind of engineering or science. It will be hard work but at least you can get jobs that actually require some education.
 
This should clear your question

Having a college degree from an accredited university has more value than not having one at all.

It's the skills and work ethic you acquire that can boost you into any career that you are interested in. That's a fact.

I have a liberal arts degree, but not necessarily working in tv production, I did various other activities during my collegiate career to suppliment my degree, which lead me to where I am right now, working as a translator to attain a position as a CAO within the U.S. governments immigration department.
 
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