My friend is going school to be a RadTech. 80k starting and she won't have any BA.
She is a great writer and actually sells plays to local theater groups, but she realizes that is her hobby. I don't understand why liberal arts people can't just have hobbies?
I love music and I have all kinds of musical equipment and I write music for independent films. I have never taken one class in music. It's just a hobby, and something that I personally enjoy. I would never try to make a living at it because in order to do so, you have to be the Ultimate best of the best.
That's what people don't understand.
I don't have to be the top 1% of CPAs to make decent living. You don't have to be the most accomplished engineer to make 200k a year.
But in order to make 100K+ (even 50k+) as an artist, actor writer, poet, musician, or educator, you have to be in the .000001% of ability. You have to be the on the God level. Not just talent in your trade, you also have to be good-looking, have the gift of gab, and have reasonably strong will. Why even try?