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Nthing the advice for pairing a philosophy degree with another, more marketable major. As others have said, the actual subject matter you learn in philosophy isn't really going to be transferable outside of academia, but unfortunately I think the basics of logic and argumentation that you learn in a philosophy program can be much harder to come by in other disciplines in undergrad, especially the sciences. Going into college, I knew I wanted to study biology, but after a couple years, I realized I didn't want to pursue research or an advanced degree in biology, so I added philosophy as a double major. I ended up getting an entry level job at a small, healthcare consulting company and have since moved to a commercial analytics role at a large biotech company. I truly believe that the basics of logic and argumentation that I developed in my philosophy program were crucial to my professional 'success' -- ultimately it made me a much better communicator, and being a great communicator is one of the best competencies you can have to stand out as a job candidate/interviewee/new hire/etc.
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