Sorry to hear that. I still think the odds of getting a job with a technical degree are better than one with a liberal arts degree. Your son’s experience nonwithstanding, I think the BLS stats back me up on this. In the end there are no guarantees of anything, only odds in/out of your favor.
Best of luck to your son.
Oh and in my sis-in-laws cohort of 50 students, only 1 got a job offer after graduation. One. She and two others were the only ones she knows who went on interviews. Some of her friends have entered nursing school. A BS in engineering and they can’t even get a sniff at a job.
She speaks 5 languages (English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese and German) and her interview (last week) was with a Taiwanese engineering firm which required Mandarin. She is still waiting to hear back about a 2nd interview.
I’m not sure I believe that anymore, although that is exactly what I was telling my own kids for years. At least with a degree in queer studies you probably won’t be accused of being over qualified for much. While my son insisting he wanted to work at the Apple Store was a little bit of a tough sell.
He is a smart kid and I am sure he will be successful - I just fear it won’t be in this country.