Studying the liberal arts means getting a well-rounded education, preparing you for virtually any other field or graduate studies--including the sciences. Plus, you learn how to learn. It's like a meta-education...
Source: This list is based on the original work of David W. Breneman in Liberal Arts Colleges: Thriving, Surviving or Endangered. Other sources include the Council on Public Liberal Arts Colleges, Great Lakes Colleges Association, The Annapolis Group, and the Consortium of Liberal Arts Colleges.