“Good philosophy must exist, if for no other reason, because bad philosophy needs to be answered.” — C.S. Lewis
Consider a major or minor in philosophy!
At Toccoa Falls College, we offer a quality philosophy major and minor that will prepare you for graduate school, law school, business school, medical school, seminary, and ministry.
The Philosophy Minor:
The student may also custom design a philosophy minor by selecting introduction to philosophy, critical thinking, and a choice of four additional philosophy courses. (Please see Dr. Elkins for recommendations)
“Once scoffed at as a luxury major, philosophy is now being embraced, . . . by a new generation of college students who are drawing modern-day lessons from the age-old discipline as they try to make sense of their world.” — NY Times, April 2008
Did you know that philosophy majors consistently score very high on the following entrance exams?
The Graduate Record Exam (the GRE) is the standard test for applicants to graduate school.
- Philosophy majors score the HIGHEST of all majors (including English and Literature majors) on the verbal reasoning portion of the GRE (17 percent higher)
- Philosophy majors score the HIGHEST of all majors on the analytic writing portion of the GRE
- Philosophy majors score the HIGHEST of all humanities majors on the quantitative portion of the GRE (4.6 percent higher) http://www.philosophy.eku.edu/scores.htm
The Law School Admission Test (the LSAT) is the standard test for applicants to law school.
- Philosophy Majors consistently score the HIGHEST of the 12 largest majors entering Law School (majors with over 1900 applicants) with an average LSAT score of 157.4.
- Philosophy Majors consistently score SECOND (behind only Math/Physics) of all majors taking the LSAT.
— Source for 2003-04 data: Nieswiadomy, Michael, “LSAT Scores of Economics Majors: The 2003-2004 Class Update,” Journal of Economic Education (Spring 2006): 244-247.
The Medical College Admission Test (the MCAT) is the standard test for applicants to medical school.
- Philosophy majors have the HIGHEST medical school acceptance rate of all majors at over 50 percent. American Medical Student Association
“Philosophy majors are highly sought by law schools and medical schools.” — James Wagner, President of Emory University
The Graduate Management Admissions Test (the GMAT) is the standard test for applicants to business school.
- Philosophy majors score higher on average than all other majors (not just humanities) except for math, physics, and engineering, and higher than economics and business majors.
Career Finance Information for Philosophy Majors
- The Wall Street Journal reported that philosophy majors tied math majors for degrees that increased a person’s salary the most (by 103 percent) from starting pay to mid-career pay.