I was thinking about this earlier today: is someone with an English Literature degree more suited to an occupational field than someone with an English Language, History, or Philosophy degree? I've always wondered because most Humanities degrees don't land you with a specific occupation; however, through the transferable skills you learn in Humanities degrees, you can apply them to certain fields. If that's the case, am I to assume people take English, History, Philosophy for pure interest and love of the subject -- if that's the case, why are people skeptical of these degrees and question their decision to take said degrees?

Doesn't this apply to most degrees, anyway? There's no specific occupational field you can get into with a Biology degree, but you can receive further education from Masters which will lead to a specific occupational field.

I ask this because I don't understand why people insult Humanity degrees and Humanities careers and tell you to opt for a degree which id geared towards a specific occupational field: Computer Science, Business, Law, Politics, etc.