"Your parents might have worried when you chose Philosophy or International Relations […]. But a year-long survey of 1.2 million people with only a bachelor's degree by PayScale Inc. shows that graduates in these subjects earned 103.5% and 97.8% more, respectively, about 10 years post-commencement. Majors that didn't show as much salary growth include Nursing and Information Technology."

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image: Katrina Sifferd, On the Benefits of a Philosophy Major