Amusing that philosophy always ends up in these hypothetical lists of "less useful" degrees. At least when I was in college 15 years ago, it was topping many l

Amusing that philosophy always ends up in these hypothetical lists of "less useful" degrees. At least when I was in college 15 years ago, it was topping many lists of most sought out degrees in business magazines, because problem solving is a pretty solid cross-industry skillset. Obviously you then want to couple with it some more specific skills, but it's sort of like doing your core workout to get a solid base before worrying about specific muscle groups. Or taking a computer science curriculum before worrying about learning a specific language without any foundation in how the machine actually does, well, anything. Literature, art history...yes, a bit less widespread in their ability to make you suited for at least many professions. Though worth remembering "schola" is an ancient Greek root meaning "leisure," and yes, just because something isn't inherently going to return a profit directly doesn't mean it's worth discarding entirely. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.