>If so, as a society do we not see value in the fine arts? Yes but most people are complaining that they have this degree and not making enough, so what's the

>If so, as a society do we not see value in the fine arts? Yes but most people are complaining that they have this degree and not making enough, so what's the solution? Make government/tax payers pay for these degrees who the salaries match that of guys in STEM? >. The sad part of being in US (and other places) is that the depth is not valued. Trying college fees to ability to earn is an incorrect optimization. Lots of people who studied with me didn't like STEM but they did it just because it will give them better salary and life. These people made scarifices, it's rediculous to assume that all people study STEM are studying because of some passion or enjoyment which they don't get from studying music or acting. >When everyone needs to fight for survival, that reflects poorly on the state of things and it is more of a dog eat dog world. There is no solution, we can't have our cake and eat it too. If you offer same salaries in both music and engineering, lot more people will go to music and other art subjects. Then who will survive market demand for STEM.