(Who says you can't measure the value of a humanities degree?)

 

 

You might be interested to learn that, from 2001-04, philosophy majors
nationally, and among all disciplines, scored first 

in both the verbal and analytic portions of the GRE and, among humanities
and social sciences departments, second in the quantitative 

portion (behind economics)

 

http://www.ets.org/Media/Tests/GRE/pdf/994994.pdf

 

And if that information weren't enough to compel you to change your major,
turns out we are awfully happy:

 

From bbc.com:

 

Philosophy students 'a happy lot' 


 

Students of philosophy and theology are the most satisfied in higher
education, results of an official survey suggest. 

They recorded the highest median "overall satisfaction" level: 4.3 out of a
maximum possible five points. 

History and archaeology, physical science, biology and English-based studies
all rated 4.2. 

Art and design ranked lowest, 3.7, with media studies, computer science and
technology on 3.8, in results leaked to the Times Higher Education
Supplement. 

They are understood to be preliminary findings from an unprecedented survey
of 285,000 final year students on every large course in England, Wales and
Northern Ireland. 

It was carried out by the Higher Education Funding Council for England,
which said the full results would be published on 20 September on the
Teaching Quality Information website. 

Variations 

More than 170,000 students - almost 60% - responded, answering questions on
a series of themes: teaching on courses, assessment and feedback, academic
support, organisation and management, learning resources and personal
development. 

Different aspects of courses attracted different responses. 

Respondents rated veterinary sciences, for example, only 2.9 for assessment
and feedback but four for academic support. 

The chair of the management committee of the Media, Communications and
Cultural Studies Association, Christine Geraghty of Glasgow University, told
the Times Higher there might be a gap between students' career expectations
and the reality. 

Investment in resources might be another factor, with art and design and
media studies requiring more equipment. 

In general teaching was highly rated, scoring more than four out of five in
most subjects. 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/4226610.stm

 

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University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

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