Comment by Suppafly

4 days ago

Isn't a philosophy also a popular pre-law degree? A lot of these sorts of articles neglect to account for the actual reality of how these degrees are used.

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shagie  3 days ago

If you are referring to underemployment...

https://www.newyorkfed.org/research/college-labor-market#--:...

    What is your definition of underemployment?

    The definition of underemployment is based on the kinds of jobs held by college graduates. A college graduate working in a job that typically does not require a college degree is considered underemployed. This analysis uses survey data from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Information Network (O*NET) Education and Training Questionnaire to help determine whether a bachelor’s degree is required to perform a job. The articles cited above describe the approach in detail.

47.1% of people with a philosophy degree are working in a job that does not require any college degree.

  • Suppafly  1 day ago

    >47.1% of people with a philosophy degree are working in a job that does not require any college degree.

    Theoretically. I know tons of jobs that claim to not require a degree, but actually won't hire anyone without a degree.