Happily, the real world is delightfully full of counter examples to Motley's preposterous generalization. Successful people with liberal arts degrees are all over business. I can immediately think of dozens of faces I've dealt with for years, personally, all in Eugene, all successful, and all who graduated with humanities of one sort or the other.  Education isn't what you learn; it's how you learn, and the habits and inclinations of learning, leading to clear thinking, decision making, communicating, listening, and working hard when you have to to get things done.