tag: Postsecondary Employment Outcomes
Blog Post
September 19, 2025
Beyond the Barista Myth
Where Liberal Arts Graduates Actually Work
When people discuss the value of a liberal arts degree, one stereotype often emerges: the humanities graduate working at a coffee shop. This trope is widely used, but it does not reflect the evidence. In reality, graduates with liberal arts degrees, as we define them, are employed across nearly every sector of the economy, and in jobs at all levels of earnings.