I agree, many of degrees never get appreciated, and some shouldn’t be. The best part about college is learning to think, drink, getting laid, and learning to fly on your own.
I did the suit and tie corporate thing, sat across from CFO’s of companys like BASF, First Albany Corp, Kodak and the like… and I didn’t use my degree to do it.
Bottom line is that if you don’t have the root knowledge to carry on a conversation with just about anybody, or don’t have the social skills, or life experience, then your degree should probably not be in the arts in most cases…and should extend to a masters.