"Passion isn’t going to pay the bills. Graduates who majored in education, social work, or the arts end up earning the lowest median income within five years, according to recent data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York."
But you should be passionate about what you learn, and it can translate into something better than if you are a drone for your education and career.
"Foreign language majors earn the lowest salary of all early-career college graduates, with a median annual income of $40,000. General social sciences majors hover close by with a $41,000 median salary."
In my first year out of university, I landed a job that started at over $40k CAD. After that, my income dropped for a period of time, before escalating quite quickly to $75k CAD and continuing to ascend.
"While foreign language skills are lucrative for many job seekers, they don’t always translate to a higher paying role...Those who major in foreign language usually go into lower-paying fields, such as public service or translation."
Public service doesn't necessarily pay so low, depends on the level, sector, experience, and other assets that can be leveraged into higher pay, promotion, etc. I'm saying all of this not because I am the exception, but because I find some of this to be malarky; steering people away from their natural avenues/passions towards the potential pro.ise of more money =/= satisfaction.