<p>thanks bluebayou, i didn’t realize that. </p>
<p>“on CNN at least today, they were talking about how a B.A. has poor job prospects compared to B.S, hence the specialization i guess…”</p>
<p>it’s not that a BA has inherently worse job prospects than a BS, it’s just that there are more BS majors out there that are suited for the economy. this includes engineering, computer science, as well as other science and math majors that can be coverted into high demand jobs. on the other hand, liberal arts type majors in the BA category, such as classics, ethnic studies, philosophy, history, sociology, etc. don’t have a big job market. </p>
<p>i also agree with im_blue’s post.</p>
<p>“Also would a B.A. need to go to a grad school more than a B.S. because of the lack of specialization?”</p>
<p>not lack of specialization but lack of job market. for example, political science majors as well as say, some english, classics, history, and philosophy majors may want to go to law school to increase their job prospects. but hey, if you majored in biology, what are you going to do? if not medical school, then researcher? teacher?</p>