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A philosophy major provides excellent preparation for work in a variety of areas.
Recent studies show that employers want and reward the skills
philosophy develops, for instance, the ability to solve problems, to
communicate, to organize ideas, to assess issues, and to analyze
complex data. These skills are transferable from one
discipline to another. What you learn in philosophy makes you better
in what you do elsewhere. Studies by Bell Telephone and other
businesses all
come to the same conclusion.
 Skeptical
about the power of philosophy? Don't take our word for it! Statistical evidence shows that, nationwide, philosophy majors
excel on such standardized examinations as the Graduate Management Aptitude Test, the Law School Admissions Test, and both the verbal and quantitative portions of the Graduate Record Examination. Indeed, of the many majors studied,
philosophy majors are the only group to score significantly better than average on all four of these
tests. Philosophy majors had the highest average on the verbal portion of the GRE, the second-highest average (after mathematics) on the
GMAT, and the third-highest (after mathematics and economics) on the
LSAT. Many law schools list philosophy as the most desirable
undergraduate major for entering law students.
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