You have a pretty warped view of “soft” majors. Kinesiology and teachers often continue to get their masters. Physical therapists are required to obtain a masters. You’re also not looking very hard at D1 rosters. DD’s school is a lower end P5 and pretty typical. Team GPA last semester was something like 3.5. I wouldn’t call any of the majors “soft”, but some of the so-called “real” majors we have are engineering, pre-med, biology and business. Believe it or not most D1 ball players work their asses off both in and outside of the classroom.
I find it interesting that people conclude that an athletes chosen major is somehow a measure of their work ethic, ambition, or even intelligence. There is a reason college coaches want kids with high GPA's. It is a key indicator of their expected work ethic on and off the field. If a kid won't put in the effort to get at least a 3.0 in HS what do you expect them to do on the field in college?