I'm not sure MBA's aren't just as fuzzy as French Literature in some ways.

Astronomy, math, physics, computer science and engineering are not fuzzy subjects. Neither are medicine, mining, geography, or many others.

A key marker is whether or not there are answers to questions in the subject that are more than someone's opinion.

An engineering degree that did not involve some classes in history, English, and philosophy will turn out a servicable engineer, but as you say, they will be missing part of a good education. In Atlas Shrugged, John Galt was considered weird in college because he and his friends were taking double majors in physics and philosophy.

My dad told me when I was young that any degree is better than no degree. Even if it doesn't match with the place you're trying to find work, it indicates you have the discipline required to get one.

"The university today is a fraud in occupational training because it was never meant to be a trade school in the first place. Except for the few fields I mentioned, most work does not require university-teachable skills. You have to learn on your own, on the job, hands on. But it is a fraud because we have made it into a job prerequisite. It’s main purpose is to make sure lowlifes and rednecks don’t wind up in the front office. It’s a filter. In other words, it is a form of charm school. It’s a class thing, as any smart, capable, competent man who never finished college can tell you.

That's a very insightful point. I'll add that to things I'm thinking about. I'm just beginning to look at what's happened to higher education. So far, I haven't carved out details but my first gut view of it is that it's decayed into a racket. Certainly it's not delivering what people have to pay for it.

I do know that most of our political leaders have been Ivy League. I have not noticed that this has been a virtue in political leaders, and it may be just the opposite.