Sciences Vs Arts

Society gives far more credibility to the science/math degree than the arts/humanities. This conveys to students a very clear directive that math/sciences rather than arts/humanities are best and will benefit students better in terms of job applications and career success. If students are being influenced by this way of thinking, then will this result in a general demise of the arts as a serious and acceptable further education choice? This controversy is often posed in such a manner as to presuppose that the arts are easy, and sciences are difficult and therefore, sciences are highly useful in terms of job opportunities, course material and personal satisfaction whereas humanities are far less useful in this regards.
The world is not as simple as that, or as black and white but more frequently shades of gray. The hard sciences are associated with engineering with the aim of controlling people, but without a feel for human values, while the humanities stand for understanding, fre...