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Majors in FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURE, and LINGUISTICS are most likely to find long-term employment in jobs requiring a college degree than in almost any other discipline, including STEM degrees

https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereknewton/2018/05/31/its-not-liberal-arts-and-literature-majors-who-are-most-underemployed/#3047dd6011de

The myth of lower salaries among Humanities degree holders

http://humanitiesworks.org/comparable-salary/

New report findings demonstrate that language skills are in high demand among U.S. employers across industries and functions—and that demand is expected to rise:

https://www.leadwithlanguages.org/language-advocacy/publications/

MLA Report Spurs Discussion about the Value of Studying Languages:

https://news.mla.hcommons.org/2015/03/25/mla-report-spurs-discussion-about-the-value-of-studying-a-foreign-language/

Why CEOs want majors in a Liberal Arts degree -- and especially language:

https://www.fastcompany.com/3034947/why-top-tech-ceos-want-employees-with-liberal-arts-degrees

Lifelong Benefits of Language Learning

https://www.mla.org/Resources/Advocacy/Infographics/Infographic-Benefits-of-Language-Learning

Bilingual brains are healthier:

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/jun/12/ellen-bialystok-bilingual-brains-more-healthy

Why learn Spanish?

http://www.spanish-school.com.mx/learnspanish.php