Philosophy Program

• Philosophy majors score higher on the GRE than any other major in the Humanities and Arts.
• Philosophy provides a comprehensive undergraduate foundation for most careers (Law, Medicine, Politics, etc,)
• Philosophy teaches you to think critically and communicate effectively.
• Philosophy hones your analytical skills, reasoning skills, and problem solving abilities.
• Philosophy trains students to write clearly and carefully about matters of the utmost importance to human lives.

Philosophy majors have the HIGHEST percentage salary increases from beiginning to mid-career at 103.5% See Wall Street Journal

1998 statistics from the Association of American Medical Colleges show that 50% of Philosophy majors are accepted into Medical Schools, the highest probability of all majors. See Article

PHILOSOPHY FOR CAREERS

“Philosophy teaches students how to think well - a quality prized by many employers. Philosophers are good at:

• Summarizing and logically organizing complex information.
• Prioritizing questions and issues.
• Evaluating opposing views.
• Determining the morally relevant features of situations, actions, and policies .
• Taking principled approaches to problem-solving.
• Thinking of alternative approaches and solutions.
• Writing in a clear, focused way.
• Reasoning persuasively, both in writing and orally.
• Offering and accepting criticism without personalizing it, and tolerating uncertainty .

Given the marketability of these skills, it is perhaps no surprise that philosophy is becoming an increasingly popular area of study.”

American Philosophical Association
http://www.apaonline.org/publications/texts/roleofphilosophy.aspx

 PHILOSOPHY FOR GRADUATE SCHOOL
GRE (Graduate Record Examination) 2003-2006

Source: Guide to the Use of Scores 2008-2008 http://www.ets.org/Media/Tests/GRE/pdf/994994.pdf (pp. 17-19)

The Department of Philosophy at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon have shown that Philosophy majors score higher on the GRE than any other major in the Humanities and Arts. To view their analysis see  Philosophy "Rocks" the Graduate Record Exam!