Originally Posted by
Ugru
Which is exactly why the OP's idea of the government capping college majors according to job market needs makes no sense. I studied music education, a very narrow field, and most of my former classmates are now club owners, professional musicians, automobile salesmen, etc. You can only cap university majors if you are assuming everyone will later enter the workforce in their original field of study and that's simply not the case.
What about liberal arts majors? Their is no "need" in the job market for musicians, poets, sculptors, painters, writers, actors, or dancers. There is only the cultural obligation to produce great art. How on earth could you cap those? I know most universities do in order to maintain a standard of excellence within their programs but what data can be used to determine how many dancers are "needed" in the workforce?