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Florida Changing Rules To Allow Philosophy Majors To Teach Social Sciences In Public Schools

1 Jan 2021January 5, 2021
There’s a new career path open to philosophy majors: teaching in the Florida public schools. More specifically, they have now made it legal for philosophers to teach the social sciences.…
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Humanities Graduates are Gainfully Employed and Happy

18 Feb 2018January 5, 2021
On February 7, 2018, The Association of American Universities released a report offering data to show that graduates with humanities degrees are “gainfully employed and happy.” As they put it…
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The lifetime earning power of a philosophy degree, compared with all the others.

28 Mar 2017January 5, 2021
The folks at Payscale.com have conducted a pretty impressive study comparing the earning power of virtually every major. Philosophy doesn't stack up to the top paid major, petroleum engineering, but no one really…
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In 2015, only 5% of Philosophy Majors were unemployed, six months after graduation.

22 Mar 2017January 5, 2021
Despite the anti-philosophy rhetoric, philosophy majors do very well in the job market. A recent study by The Federal Reserve Bank of New York shows that in 2015, only five percent…
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The myth of the unemployed Humanities Major

20 Feb 2017January 5, 2021
Humanities majors are often caricatured. Sometimes it is said that liberal arts students go to college to ultimately end up asking "Do you want fries with that?" Other times people…
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Salaries of Philosophy Majors Over Time

20 Feb 2017January 5, 2021
A philosophy degree is not quite what it seems. In fact, it is much more. A recent report by PayScale noted that of all the humanities bachelors degrees, philosophy is the best.…
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Philosophers make much more than welders

20 Feb 2017January 5, 2021
In the fourth Republican Debate of the 2016 election, candidate Marco Rubio made the comment that "Welders make more than philosophers," suggesting that students should pursue trade occupations rather than the…
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Philosophy Projected as Top-Paid Class of 2016 Humanities Major

20 Feb 2017January 4, 2021
National Association of College Employers (NACE) has philosophy projected as the highest earning 2016 humanities major. Read about it here at  naceweb.org
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Philosophers Don’t Get Much Respect, But Their Earnings Don’t Suck

17 Feb 2017January 5, 2021
538 is the nations most respected site for sports, politics, and economic statistical analysis. They took issue with presidential candidate's Marco Rubio's comment that "welders make more than philosophers, we need more…
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Return on Investment in a Philosophy Major Is Comparable To That Of an Engineering Major

17 Feb 2017January 5, 2021
The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) has shown that philosophy is at least as good of an investment as engineering and health fields. A new study published by the National Bureau of…
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