Why Philosophy
Philosophy prepares you to think creatively, think rigorously, and see the big picture. It gives you the keys to success in a wide range of fields. Philosophy Majors actually earn more than majors with other Humanities degrees and actually show the highest rate of salary growth over their careers.
Philosophy Majors score among the highest of any discipline on GRE, LSAT, and GMAT exams. Philosophy has traditionally been an excellent preparation for a career in law or as a paralegal. Philosophy prepares you to think creatively, think rigorously, and see the big picture. It gives you the keys to success in a wide range of fields. See the philosophy major testing data
What can I do with philosophy?
Studying philosophy is excellent preparation for any number of careers. Philosophy majors outperform all other majors but one on the LSAT, all business majors on the GMAT, all other majors on the GRE Verbal Reasoning, all humanities majors on the GRE Quantitative Reasoning, and all other majors on the GRE Analytic Writing. Philosophy majors graduating from Saint Anselm College have gone on to successful careers in law, public relations, finance, publishing, business administration, and higher education.