A Philosophy Degree is a notch below Basket Weaving in employment demand. People would be better off going to a trade school. Things like mechanics, plumbers, a/c repair, etc. will always be in demand. Colleges prepare students for very little these days, like being community agitators or anything that requires no physical labor or rational thought. If I were a parent paying for a child’s college now I would demand they attend a conservative college with an established record of graduating student who are in demand in the private sector and has professors who actually teach subject rather than preach left wing ideology.
Demand being filled by illegal immigrants
Reminds me of the old Bill Cosby record “Why is There Air”. Asks the philosophy major: “Why is there air?”. Replies Coach Cosby: “To inflate basketballs.”
I have a philosophy degree. Never thought it was a ticket to a job, just had an interest in the subject and since I paid for it I took the risk.
After graduation I had my own business, worked corrections, and spent 25 years doing radiation effects testing and circuit board design. Now semi-retired working on a ranch/ shooting range part time.
Looking back I might have done engineering instead. It’s been a good ride.