What are the best available jobs for people with Philosophy Degree?

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What are the best available jobs for people with Philosophy Degree?

Answer 1

Bartending

Answer 2

I actually received my BA in Philosophy from UC San Deigo in 1998. Although people joke that Philosphy is an "easy" major, this is usually not the case, especially at a higher end school like UCSD. A Philosophy major is taught to think critically to a degree similar to Math and Engineering majors. I mention this as I have spent most of my career working on equal footing with Math and Engineering majors.

That being said, there is no specific job lined up for those with a BA in Philosophy. Frankly, unless you are getting your degree in Engineering or Computer Science, there are no jobs lined up for any degree per se. My fellow graduates that I kept in touch with from UCSD's Philosophy department all had success in various fields. A number went to Law School.

Philosophy majors typically score higher on the LSATs than any other major. Others went to grad school in Philosophy or other fields. Yet others, like me, ended up in business. I found my Philosophy background invaluable in tearing apart arguments during contract negotiations and identifying logical fallacies in process design (I'm a business analyst at a large HealthCare organization)

Additionally, a recent study (see link below) showed that those graduating with Philosophy majors as their terminal (i.e. final) college degree ended up with higher salaries than all but the engineering, math, econ type majors. Even more than Business majors.

Ultimately, with my degree, I tried a number of different things early on but ended up working in business successfully for almost 10 years. You'll find with a Philosophy degree (especially from a good school) that there is no clear course for a career (not unlike the majority of other majors), but you will find in the end that the tools you learn will be invaluable.

Write me back if you want more detail.

Largo

Answer 3

not much. Bachelors deg. in Philosophy right?

continuing education to do a masters and PhD. then become university prof. good money - shouldnt be to hard for someone who always thinks deeper in a simple situation.

Answer 4

Would you like fries with that?

Just because you have a degree in something doesnt mean you are qualified for a certain career. Especially when you major in such a obscure field.

You could became a teacher but then you would have go back to college and take some teaching class. You could became a lawyer but you have to go to law school. You could become an accountant but have to take accounting classes. Get my drift?

Majoring in Philosophy is like majoring in liberal arts. You will not come out of college with any "skills" for a certain career unless you want to be a Philosopher. From what i hear it doesnt pay, period.

Answer 5

oh, man.  didn't anyone tell you BEFORE you got the degree?  a liberal education is a wonderful thing but not to get well-paying jobs.  if you want to teach at the college level, go for a PhD (even then, not real practical).  otherwise any job at all will suffice. you may need to get more training, depending on what you want to do and are good at.  for example you can teach with a teacher's credential (about one years' worth of studies, full time)  

Answer 6

Teaching

Answer 7

If you really do exist do you really need a job?

Answer 8

yeah, teaching or maybe you want that to be a pre-law degree.

Answer 9

You can probably go for teaching... most of my friends who graduated with a degree in Philosophy pursue jobs in the education sector... afterwards, they proceed to earning their graduate and doctorate degrees..