What can you honestly do with a philosophy degree?

Betsey Muehlbach: Read it here "Working Your Degree"

Amina Motzer: In part it depends on your minor and your attitude and your employer. It is impossible to know what an employer is looking for.But many philosophy majors do quite well in many different fields.Find a type of work that you consider play....Show more

Vern Serratos: university lecturer.

Idell Mulliniks: Maybe you could sell it to someone who shares your name.

Nelly Kikuchi: Add a medical degree and become a hospital ethicist. Or teach philosophy.Otherwise, it makes great kindling.

Garrett Detone: Honesty...Teach..or go back to college and get a Master's in something "usable"...my fiance had a Philosophy of religion degree and guess what? She a teacher..I'm sure that's not what you had hoped but thems the breaks.

Chris Rosenkranz: Law. Philosophy majors score highest on the LSATs because of their critical reasoning skills. Philosophy is alllllll about logic.

Wilfre! do Muldoon: I think most philosophy degree'ers go on to a job in computer programming. But there are really a lot of places a philosopher can pop up in, on its own however, theres not much indeed.

Fermin Tara: actually I had a friend back in high school who's father had a phd in Philosophy. He was a corporate organizationalist for Eli Lilly (rather large pharmecutical company). You could work for a think tank or even in government. You could become a writer or work in HR for a company especially in an ethics department. You could always teach. Oh and if you're religious you can always go to a seminary or even just work for a religious organization.

Ileen Oshell: See information about the career prospects of various majors at link below. There are few (if any) positions that would specifically require a bachelor's degree in philosophy. However, there are some job positions (e.g. management trainee) that simply require a bachelor's degree in any subject. You would! get the specific training for the job after being hired. The ! employers are looking for people who can think and write and work hard, and a bachelor's degree should be proof of that. If you do not plan to go on to graduate or professional school, consider adding a minor in something practical such as business, technical writing, computer science, policy studies, etc. that you would enjoy using in a career. Talk to someone in your college's career counseling office about your options....Show more