Earning a humanities degree was not only life changing, in terms of opening up a world of knowledge otherwise beyond my reach ...

Earnings: Humanities graduates’ earnings are substantially higher than those of people without a college degree and are often on par with or higher than those of graduates in non-engineering fields.

The Ohio State University’s main campus, for example, saw a 46 percent drop in humanities majors between 2012 and 2022. But make no mistake: The humanities are thriving in the public sphere.

With the exception of four states (North and South Dakota, Montana, and Wyoming), the humanities majors had median incomes 40 percent higher than workers with only a high school degree. In each state, ...

He said philosophical and psychological skills are increasingly important. Traditionally, a degree in the humanities wouldn't translate to a job in tech — but that might change in the age of AI.

Bachelor’s-degree graduates in engineering and the sciences earn roughly $10,000 to $30,000 more, but humanities majors catch up over time — and humanities majors more effectively close the ...

Humanities majors working in Texas make a median salary of $65,301, which is 75% higher than the median earnings of workers with just a high school degree, according to Townsend’s research.