Philisophy Majors earn more after 10 years than Nursing/Business Admins

[Carmen813]

I know, a big "what the fuck?" went off in my head too.

Source: http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/career-articles-college_grads_which_ones_earn_the_most-1103

Pretty interesting finding, especially since I'm always reading about how useless "fluff" majors are.

 

[Rastus]

A lot of lawyers have philosophy undergrad degrees.

 

[Cutterhead]

Doesn't surprise me. When I started at IBM, they brought in one of the top 300 global execs to speak at orientation. Kind of a welcoming / motivational thing. I wasn't expecting anything phenominal but the VP was very well-spoken and he touched on a number of topics including his undergrad as a philosophy major. That point specifically stuck with me over the years because I remember finding it odd at the time, but it makes more and more sense the further along I go in my career.

I didn't major in philosophy but I did take a number of philosophy courses, all of which I greatly enjoyed.

 

[TheVrolok]

I'd like to see the numbers on that, it's a very vague statement. Some philo majors make more, or many do, or most do? What kind of nurses? LPNs, RNs, BSNs? What dept nurses, med/surg, ICU, ED, etc.? I know nurses that are pulling down 70-80k with a 2 year degree, and some that are making damn near 100k with a 4 year degree and some time in. Of course, I also know some lower end nurses making 30-40k. I'm sure there are philo majors working minimum wage at Starbucks, but I'd imagine some go on to get grad degrees and make it into top professional spots.

 

[Vette73]

Do they ONLY have that or just used that as a easy degree to get a High GPA and get into a MBA, legal, etc... Grad program?

 

[ayabe]

Every single person I knew in college majoring in philosophy either went law school or dropped out before completing their degree.