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Originally Posted by MS Fowler
When Universities became "job training" instead of centers of education, this argument was lost.
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A legitimate point to a degree, but....
As much as a college education costs nowadays, one should be able to tailor the course of study to fit one's goals and career choices as one sees fit, at least to a reasonable degree.
As Kerry already pointed out, math--highly advanced, specialized areas of math in particular--are not nearly as "universally applicable" to everyday life as language, psychology, and other common general-requirement courses.
Mike