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The job market in academic philosophy is very tight, and students contemplating
graduate education in philosophy should take seriously the possibility that even if
they obtain a Ph.D., they will be unable to obtain an academic job teaching philosophy.
The University of Florida Career Handbook for Philosophy Majors
Question: Is it a good idea to go to graduate school in philosophy? ,
Answer: With rare exceptions, we don't think so; at any rate, we don't encourage it.
It is not that we don't think that graduate study in philosophy is inherently of value,
we do, it is just that employment prospects in the discipline, primarily in academic
posts, are currently quite dim and unlikely to improve. We especially discourage
students from incurring debt as they further their studies in graduate school.
The Philosophy Department of Western Washington University (Bellingham) . |
GRADUATE RECORD EXAMINATION
GRADUATE EDUCATION IN AN
AREA OTHER THAN PHILOSOPHY
By properly choosing undergraduate electives, a philosophy major may be able to
obtain the necessary background to enter graduate school in an area other than
philosophy but in most cases this will require great effort. If you are considering
doing graduate work in a major other than philosophy, you may well want to
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BUSINESS SCHOOL (B-SCHOOL)
Studies have shown that Philosophy majors do well in business, tending to
advance faster into middle and upper management positions than students
from most other majors. For careers which require high level management
and other business skills, a great route is a Philosophy undergraduate major
followed by an MBA (Master of Business Administration) degree from a
first-rate graduate school of business. Philosophy students tend to do
particularly well also on the GMAT, the aptitude test used by business
school admissions departments.
The College of New Jersey, Philosophy and Religion. |
LAW SCHOOL
No special course work is required for law school, but philosophy is a good major
for preparation for the study of law. Many of the skills you need in law school,
such as the ability to read difficult and closely argued written material quickly
and to extract the main line of argument, and to analyze and to give arguments,
are skills which are very important in the study of philosophy as well. Even
though no specific course work is required in preparation for laws school, it is
still a good idea to consult both the undergraduate advisor in philosophy and
the college's Prelaw advisor for advice on preparing [for law school] and on the
application process.
The University of Florida Career Handbook for Philosophy Majors . |
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