Debug the Myth: Humanities Provide Great Return and Stable Careers

Common wisdom has it that a humanities degree leads to no career whatsoever  or even to unemployment. However, a series of recent studies convincingly debug this myth:

Read this Forbes article how humanities provide great return on investment.

"Humanities majors have taken their lumps on many fronts recently. Their defenders often respond with appeals to the ways in which the humanities add to the richness of life in nonmonetary ways. That is certainly true, but the humanities have been selling themselves short. In addition to adding invaluably to our culture, humanities majors are a wise financial investment as well. [...]"

And read here why humanities graduates have more stable careers.

Universities and governments thus have to be extremely cautious when they impose budget cuts on humanities programs, as is currently being proposed at the University of Amsterdam (what a shame!).