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"If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe."
DMH
Los Paranoias
The problem that arises from this situation is that people aren't wrong in picking a liberal arts degree, but can be wrong in the specifics of that degree.
For example, unless your the absolute best on a given instrument or voice, Performance Majors are not very likely to get a job.
But if you can write a decent and catchy little tune, then a Composition Major can really net some interesting jobs.
It comes down to a few factors:
How badly do you want a job in this field?
How talented are you at this field?
In what way does this field lend itself to other jobs?
For example, we can use myself. I'm a Music Education Major. Ignoring the fact that my university has a 100% employment rate for this major specifically, we can take a look at a couple benefits to this route.
A Music Education major has the benefit of choice. They can teach at a school of some sort, OR they can start their own/join with a studio and teach private lessons. What's even better is that we can do both too.
But the real benefit is that, in my state, if you have a degree in education AT ALL, you can teach any class. Of course, that speaks volumes for the schooling system here, but still, it is a neat little bonus.
So, in the end, I get to do what I want, which is music, I get to do something that is truly magical, which is teaching, and I have plenty of options and safety nets (I'm a minor in Marketing, Business and English.) If you're smart about it, you can make it work. But you have to be logical about the degree to make it work.
[Edited on 11.27.2012 2:59 PM PST]