The article cited was written in England regarding degrees from English universities...
I have one of those "arts" degrees....I have a Bachelor of Arts degree. I was in college from 70-74 at Northern Illinois University.
There were a variety of majors under that category.....yes...there were all the true Arts...Art, Music. There was also History, English, Sociology, Psychology, Anthropology, Political Science among others.
I paid for my own education...and no, I have never done what I had hoped to do upon graduation. I had hoped to work with troubled teens at Boys Town in Omaha Ne. However, back then, I was 21, 5'4", 94lbs and looked like I was 15. They would not hire me
because of the way I looked!!! Not because of a lack of qualifications or ability to do the job...but because they couldn't guarantee my safety because of my size and appearance.
I worked in retail management for a while, then went to work for Xerox. Neither cared what my degree was in...but that I had
obtained a degree. Many companies are still that way.
Just because one chooses to not pursue a Bachelor of Science degree...does not make that individual any less entitled to a Pell Grant or any other type of assistance.
Most students, now days, already know what they can do with any particular degree and what their potential earnings will be.....there are certainly enough resources the gleen the information from.
Besides....those of us with those insignificantly shallow degrees ....are wizards at Trivial Pursuit.