Universities are headed the way of the dinosaur. AI robot tutors will teach you math and science better than any classroom setting.
Youtube has some great lectures from Prof Feynman.
Methinks you are right. In any case, the lib arts folks had better work at regaining the respect they once had. When I was small, I sent into physics because - quite simply - I had not the memory for names/etc, but could reason things out easily. However, I respected those who knew history, literature, etc.
No longer. They have beclowned themselves.