good for you... but my impression of those majoring in philosophy was they all thought they were going to be philosophers. my question was always, big call for philosophers now days???
no... they just liked philosophy. most of them prolly flipping burgers now anyway.
I know the opinion of many in the technical/science fields about liberal arts degrees is the same as yours, but they are wrong (at least, they are wrong as long as the degree represents a high standard of achievement. You have to know the college and departments before that’s a given.)
Liberal arts degrees, for someone who is interested in any type of analyst work, are excellent preparation. You can assure yourself that a good liberal arts degree denotes very high quality in reading comprehension, writing and research abilities.
I have honors BA degrees in economics and philosophy, and I use those skills every day of my life. It’s all in how you package yourself. I took my interests in ham radio and electronics, paired them with skills in writing, analytical thinking and logic, and parlayed that into a very lucrative career in the software engineering/network engineer/systems administration worlds. Most engineers I work with can’t believe I don’t have an engineering degree.
I tell my kid she can major in anything, but she needs a plan to use the skills in some fashion.