But you also have to consider the actual cost of the education. Majoring in what you really want in is all nice and stuff, but the tuition is not exactly free, unless of course you have a full scholarship, then by all means go on to Harvard and major in drawing. I am pretty sure for most parents, they rather have their kids actually major in something profitable, then see thousands of dollars in tuition going down just because they majored in something they actually enjoy, but not something that actually guarantees a profitable career.
Basically, college isn't free and it might be too expensive to major in what you might actually want to in.