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What is the value of taking a humanities course in the university setting? This research will examine whether the ranking of a university?s humanities program affects the average salary of the university?s graduates. Using data from College Factual on the ranking and salary for colleges with humanities programs from 2015 to 2019, the expected findings of the empirical analysis are that studying humanities, even in the small scope of one class, will lead to higher earnings for university graduates. Prior research on topics similar to this employ human capital theory, the idea that human capital, which can be developed through education, produces an economic agent who can perform more valuable labor and thus holds more economic value. This research has the potential to provide students and parents with information to make more informed college decisions and to demonstrate the worth of investment in humanities at the university level
Engaging the Right Brain: Investigating the Effect of Humanities Ranking on Future Salary
What is the value of taking a humanities course in the university setting? This research will examine whether the ranking of a university?s humanities program affects the average salary of the university?s graduates. Using data from College Factual on the ranking and salary for colleges with humanities programs from 2015 to 2019, the expected findings of the empirical analysis are that studying humanities, even in the small scope of one class, will lead to higher earnings for university graduates. Prior research on topics similar to this employ human capital theory, the idea that human capital, which can be developed through education, produces an economic agent who can perform more valuable labor and thus holds more economic value. This research has the potential to provide students and parents with information to make more informed college decisions and to demonstrate the worth of investment in humanities at the university level