<p>I agree with Wes Kid. It is the major not the LAC v. Uni question, though LAC’s, thankfully, do have a greater variety of majors that trigger a “what the . . .?” reaction from potential employers. If you’re concerned about $$ when you graduate (which when you’re taking out a WHOLE lot of loans to pay for a school like Wes is totally legit), consider your major more carefully . . hard sciences, engineering, accounting or even econ tend to be reasonably lucrative. But really, you’re going to want a graduate degree at some point even (if not especially) in those fields. </p>
<p>Your parents concern is waranted, but perhaps a bit outdated, as graduate degrees are increasingly de riguer for professional success (unless you’ve got a YouTube or Facebook under the bed). An undergrad degree, ANY undergrad degree, doesn’t mean now what it did 20-25 years ago.</p>