The major at is excellent preparation for post-graduate work in law, business, teaching, or research. It just so happens that philosophers dominate on the GRE.?Check it out. And the LSAT for law school??Philosophy and classics majors perform the best on that test, too.

Really, the world is starting to catch on to what philosophers have known for millennia. All things considered,?philosophy is actually the most practical thing you can study, and likely pretty important for?the future of technology.

Career Outcomes

A Philosophy major prepares you for an array of careers, including attorney, minister, technical writer, teacher, editor, publisher, mediation specialist, counselor, museum curator, social worker, activist, and ethics adviser for businesses and hospitals.