<p>I guess most liberal arts grads starts with around 30k starting salary but in a few places on forums I read how BA degree grads got some high paying job like here:</p>
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<p>Does anybody know anyone who succeeded in getting a relatively higher paying job (like 50k) with a BA degree from this U? What can one do to obtain such a job?</p>
<p>Go into sales and marketing; particularly for high technology products and servivces with high margins. Example: medical devices, pharmaceuticals, high-tech machinery, software. It involves more risk, but the rewards are higher as well.</p>
<p>As a liberal arts major you hopefully were exposed to the [art/science</a> of rhetoric](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhetoric]art/science”>Rhetoric - Wikipedia). These skills can be leveraged to ‘make a competitive case’ for a product/offering/service. A few business classes (presentation/leadership skills, business basics) along with the liberal arts classes would not hurt to help get a lay of the land.</p>
<p>Also, don’t limit your earning to solely what you get from an employer. You can use your liberal arts skills (critical/holisitic analysis) to research high-quality, long term investments that will supplement your income. If you invest wisely, you can even eventually live off of your investment income and truly pursue your passions.</p>
<p>Related:[ul][li] [Ten</a> Ways to Market Your Liberal Arts Degree](<a href=“http://www.quintcareers.com/marketing_liberal-arts_degrees.html]Ten”>http://www.quintcareers.com/marketing_liberal-arts_degrees.html)[/li][*][url=<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Millionaire_Next_Door]The”>The Millionaire Next Door - Wikipedia]The</a> Millionaire Next Door<a href=“BTW…start%20off%20on%20the%20right%20foot%20with%20this%20book%20and%20don’t%20buy%20it…instead%20borrow%20it%20from%20the%20library.”>/url</a>[/ul]</p>
<p>You go to law school.</p>
<p>How do you get a relatively high paying job with a liberal arts major ----> An oxymoron lol</p>
<p>Stitchintime???
Go into Sales - it involves more risk but the rewards are higher as well.</p>
<p>You sound like someone who was really good at selling sub-prime mortages a few years ago, yeah?</p>
<p><a href=“%5Burl=http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/1065880869-post5.html]#5[/url]”>quote</a> Stitchintime???
Go into Sales - it involves more risk but the rewards are higher as well.</p>
<p>You sound like someone who was really good at selling sub-prime mortages a few years ago, yeah?
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<p>Snark, cynicism and criticial-deficient/in-the-box thinking stand in stark contrast to the [logos-based</a> recommendations](<a href=“http://www.public.asu.edu/~macalla/logosethospathos.html]logos-based”>http://www.public.asu.edu/~macalla/logosethospathos.html) offered to a serious question. The comment belies a small-mindedness and ignorance of how our economy really works. There’s an old adage that goes something like ‘almost everything that you come in contact with on a daily basis was somehow involved in a [sales</a> cycle’](<a href=“http://searchcrm.techtarget.com/definition/sales-cycle]sales”>http://searchcrm.techtarget.com/definition/sales-cycle):</p>
<p><a href=“%5Burl=http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/1065878763-post2.html]#2[/url]”>quote</a>
Go into sales and marketing; particularly for high technology products and services with high margins. Example: medical devices, pharmaceuticals, high-tech machinery, software. It involves more risk, but the rewards are higher as well…
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<p>[20</a> Lucrative Careers You Can Get with a Liberal Arts Degree](<a href=“http://www.businesspundit.com/20-lucrative-careers-you-can-get-with-a-liberal-arts-degree/]20”>http://www.businesspundit.com/20-lucrative-careers-you-can-get-with-a-liberal-arts-degree/):</p>
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<p>I wouldn’t hire a philosophy major or history major as a marketing manager, sales manager, or pharma sales rep.</p>
<p><a href=“%5Burl=http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/1065888001-post7.html]#7[/url]”>quote</a> I wouldn’t hire a philosophy major or history major as a marketing manager, sales manager, or pharma sales rep.
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<p>Fortunately, the employers for the following individuals are more enlightened and open-minded:
[ul][li] [Hoboken</a>, N.J. Mayoral Candidate and former pharmaceutical sales rep Nathan Brinkman, philosophy major Seaton Hall](<a href=“http://www.nj.com/news/jjournal/hoboken/index.ssf?/base/news-1/1256538326115340.xml&coll=3]Hoboken”>http://www.nj.com/news/jjournal/hoboken/index.ssf?/base/news-1/1256538326115340.xml&coll=3) [/li][li][Camilla</a> D’Alfonso, Senior Marketing Manager - Vodafone, Philosophy degree & Master in Marketing Management](<a href="http://www.plaxo.com/directory/profile/115964754692/c1425992/Camilla/D’Alfonso]Camilla">http://www.plaxo.com/directory/profile/115964754692/c1425992/Camilla/D’Alfonso)[/li][li] [Jasmine</a> Rezai, VP of Sales and Marketing, MX Live Entertainment, UCLA History Major](<a href=“http://www.history.ucla.edu/news-events]Jasmine”>http://www.history.ucla.edu/news-events)[/li][li][Kelly</a> Zuckerman, Group Marketing Manager, Verizon Communications, UCLA History Major](<a href=“http://www.history.ucla.edu/news-events]Kelly”>http://www.history.ucla.edu/news-events)[/li][li][James</a> Colligan, Pharmaceutical Representative at Axcan Pharma, Inc, Boston College Finance and History Major](<a href=“http://■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/pub/james-colligan/12/b04/ba5]James”>http://■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/pub/james-colligan/12/b04/ba5)</p>[/li]
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<p>I never said it didn’t happen.</p>
<p>And don’t you think your point is somewhat mute when 40% of the examples you gave involve people who got an applicable degree (the MASTERS IN MARKING MANAGEMENT and the guy who doubled in history AND FINANCE)</p>
<p>I never said you can’t get a good paying job with a liberal arts degree, all I originally said was that your point about “sales being such a good job” is a bunch of crap, especially since their paycheck is based so much on comissions.</p>
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<p>lol</p>
<p>you meant ‘moot.’ Also ‘moot’ unlike many people mistakenly use it, doesn’t ‘mean’ pointless but rather ‘open to debate/interpretation.’ </p>
<p>[Moot</a> - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary](<a href=“http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moot?show=2&t=1289799026]Moot”>Moot Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster)</p>
<p>The word “moot” is far more often used in its “mistaken” sense. See definition #2.</p>
<p>Is this thread going to devolve into a discussion on the usage of the word “moot?”</p>
<p>For the record, I found beyphy’s post enlightening. Thanks. :D</p>