Will Your College Degree Really Pay Off?

Illustrated by Emily Turner. If you were a liberal arts major, you were probably reminded from the first day of freshman year that your degree would mean a paltry paycheck -- at least compared with that of your engineering friends. You know, the whole starving artist thing. But, does that really pan out in the long run? A new report claims otherwise. The Association of American Colleges and Universities -- a group that advocates for a comprehensive liberal arts education -- examined U.S. Census ...