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What can you do with a
Philosophy degree?

Philosophy is modest-paying, AI barely touches it, and you would have escape routes.

Is this major worth the money?

Real graduate earnings vs. the debt you'd carry — and how long it takes to pay off.
22.2 yrs
to pay back the degree
+$5k
earnings premium vs no degree
Median earnings
$50,380
Typical debt
$20,500
4-yr net cost
$68,384
Monthly loan payment
$233/mo
If you earn:

Where this major actually leads

4 careers it opens — bar color = AI risk, tag = how hard the path is.
Mathematiciansleap
AI risk 42 → 100 future · -0.7% demand
$127,486
Natural Sciences Managersstretch
AI risk 6 → 57 future · +3.7% demand
$120,380
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondarystretch
AI risk 43 → 54 future · +2.3% demand
$81,000
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondarycommon
AI risk 22 → 51 future · +0.7% demand
$74,500
● green = AI-safe · red = AI-exposed · click any career for the full breakdown
How this is built. We take every career this major leads to (CIP→SOC official crosswalk), then join each one's real salary (BLS/DOL), AI exposure (O*NET + model), demand growth, and skill-based escape routes. ROI from College Scorecard. Every figure here is joined from official sources, not estimated.