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Message: [QUOTE="HtownOrange, post: 2161112, member: 622"] I agree there are several management/business degrees that are soft. There are several that are hard, i.e accounting. The more in demand a skill set is, the more exclusive a skill set is, the harder to find the person for the job. Retail management is an example where the degree would be soft. NOTE: That is not to say that the higher level retail management positions are not lucrative. As to economics, your qualifying statement bears out my point. Cream will rise to the top and the top are paid better than those below them. However, most economists are not paid as well. This is not to say that softer studies (arts, humanities, social degrees, etc.) are not important nor as valuable, simply that the emphasis should be training people for careers in demand, the other topics can round out an education or become personal pursuits. [/QUOTE]