Well that's the thing, there is a tiny market for your art historian or english Phd or whatever humanities specialty. And to get english professors you need english Phds and english students, who need an english professor. there is a need albeit a small one.
the universities also fairly say "choose your major we can't choose it for you"
so if too many people go for that english degree, at best you can make them aware the job market is tiny. But it is their choice to take their shot at their passion, a hypercompetitive field, not far different than being a hollywood actor.
the issue isn't any of that, that's all fine, the issue is why does it cost a gorillion dollars to get that english BA degree.
the spirit of it all is "pure learning is purely good, let us have you learn", and so we have english majors, that's all fine spirited, the issue is somewhere along the line someone at this so-called non-profit decided it costs 9999 gorillion dollars to reimburse the educator for this degree
the universities also fairly say "choose your major we can't choose it for you"
so if too many people go for that english degree, at best you can make them aware the job market is tiny. But it is their choice to take their shot at their passion, a hypercompetitive field, not far different than being a hollywood actor.
the issue isn't any of that, that's all fine, the issue is why does it cost a gorillion dollars to get that english BA degree.
the spirit of it all is "pure learning is purely good, let us have you learn", and so we have english majors, that's all fine spirited, the issue is somewhere along the line someone at this so-called non-profit decided it costs 9999 gorillion dollars to reimburse the educator for this degree