<p>Linguistics doesn’t necessarily have to be unpractical. If you pair it with some computer science courses, you can go into a very lucrative field called computational linguistics. You’d also be a great candidate for becoming a teacher of English language to non-speakers, domestically or internationally. Outside of those there are the usual “liberal arts” jobs. And for god’s sake, do you really want to become a financial analyst for a corporation? That’s where an economics degree will take you.</p>