Bachelor of Arts [B.A] [Philosophy] From Adelphi University

During the?B.A. in at Adelphi University ou will also have the opportunity to broaden your perspective on contemporary issues through electives in philosophy of law, religion, science, bioethics, political philosophy, non-Western philosophy and many other topics.

Given the interdisciplinary nature of philosophy, students often combine a B.A. in Philosophy with a second major. Popular double majors combine philosophy and either psychology, English, political science or the natural sciences.

If you are considering graduate and professional schools, students with philosophy degrees have been shown to perform better on standard admission tests, including the LSAT, GMAT and the GRE.

Benefits of the B.A. in Philosophy Program

The following statistics were generated from data collected over the previous 18 years by the National Institute of Education:

• Philosophy majors received higher scores on the LSAT than students in all other humanities areas, higher scores than all social and natural science majors except economics and mathematics, and higher scores than all applied majors.

• Philosophy majors scored 10 percent better than political science majors on the LSAT.

• Philosophy majors outperformed business majors by a margin of 15 percent on the GMAT and outperformed every other undergraduate major except mathematics.

• Philosophy majors? scores on the verbal portion of the GRE were higher than in any other major, even English; and although several science majors showed higher averages in the quantitative portion of the test, philosophy majors scored substantially higher than all other humanities majors and were alone among humanities majors in scoring above the overall average.

Career Paths for Philosophy Majors

Adelphi?s Center for Career and Professional Development offers support and tools to help you figure out your optimal career path. Use the Career Path resource to see what careers are often connected to a degree in philosophy. Make an appointment with one of our career counselors for personalized assistance or career exploration.