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I didn't graduate in philosophy, but the little I know about it is useful every single day.
I guess monetary success is capricious in philosophy; they all cannot be Chomsky or Žižek (because unfortunately intellectual stardom is reserved for a few by definition in any given field). Also, academic environments are depressingly unfair and are influenced by ridiculous factors more than they should. But is money all there is to life for someone that most likely loves to learn, to ponder, to explore? Answers might vary among them.
I graduated with a philosophy degree. I'm a lawyer now. So are a huge chunk of my classmates from undergrad.
Even the ones who didn't go on and get more schooling tended to find white collar work in some kind of business, same as the people who majored in business administration, finance, marketing, other business school fluff.
There are plenty of majors that are interesting and help students learn how to think, how to write, and how to research. And there are plenty of career paths that don't care about major, just want to see a 4-year degree for their entry level people.
Exactly the sort of answer I'd expect from a philosopher (and I greatly appreciate it as someone who loves learning and knowledge). My friend did go into tech with his philosophy degree. It's certainly not that he didn't get to use knowledge from the field. Just that there's no gig being a philosopher in modern times.
Thank you, although I'm just a master of none... Yes, I imagine looking for a job with a philosophy degree is limiting. On TikTok, I've noticed some recent graduates working on self-made projects (magazines, private classes, etc.). That's a creative solution that I hope works out for them.