[PhilipFreneau]

Or do you think a better option would be to plow hundreds of thousands of dollars into a bioinformatics degree, only to find out that the market for it has dissolved after 5 years?

So we should all get English degrees? Okay, I will give you the benefit of the doubt if you can tell us how our economy will absorb that many English degrees.

[billybudd]

English degree doesn't equal "English jobs." It just means good communication skills, which is more valuable today than any particular skillset.