It seems that the benefits of majoring in philosophy are confounded by the difficulty of the subject. Let me explain. There are subjects, say Philosophy or Phy

It seems that the benefits of majoring in philosophy are confounded by the difficulty of the subject. Let me explain. There are subjects, say Philosophy or Physics, that are some of the more demanding undergraduate majors and yet have limited job markets. Simply getting through a Philosophy major signals that one is capable of deep thinking, abstract thought, the ability to read book after book of long complex argumentation and understand it in its historical context. Physics places similarly difficult (but differing) demands upon its students. A major in Philosophy signals to potential employers that this person can read, write, and think clearly; a major in Physics does the same with an emphasis on math and science. Such employees can be valuable because they are almost certainly have high intelligence, they have demonstrated discipline, and have a good work ethic. The downside is that it isn't entirely obvious of what use they are to an organization; they will require training and time to learn for many potential jobs. I would consider something like a Philosophy or Physics undergraduate degree combined with a Masters in CS to be a perfectly adequate, although drawn out, education for the job market.