Because of their reasoning skills, graduates with a degree in Philosophy are hired into positions of every sort?banking, business, education, government, public school teaching, etc.

Philosophy majors include important public figures like David Souter, Robert MacNamara, Angela Davis, Thomas Jefferson, and Martin Luther King, Jr.; entertainers like Stephen Colbert, Harrison Ford, Jay Leno, Susan Sarandon, and Bruce Lee; writers like Ken Follett, James Michener, Susan Sontag, and Kate Millett; and business leaders like Carl Icahn and George Soros.

Chico State majors have found careers in law, teaching, higher education, counseling, financial advising, public service, and the military.

Chico State philosophy graduates have become university professors, community college instructors, and public school teachers. To teach in a California public school you must successfully complete a professional education program leading to a teaching credential. For details, see a Credentials Advisor.

The philosophy department faculty includes specialists in the central areas of the discipline. Members of the faculty have published important articles and widely used textbooks in philosophy.