Recent studies show that, as a group, Philosophy majors outperform most other majors and all business, pre-law, and liberal arts majors on the GRE (Graduate Records Exam)! Philosophy majors, out of 51 reported majors, earned the highest mean score on the Analytical Writing section of the exam.
| MAJOR AREA OF STUDY | MEAN GRE SCORE: Verb.+Quant./Analytical Writing 2013-16 |
| Physics and Astronomy | 318/3.8 |
| Mathematical Sciences | 316/3.6 |
| Philosophy | 314/4.3 |
| Economics | 314/3.8 |
| Chemistry | 311/3.7 |
| Political Science | 308/4.1 |
| Foreign Language/Literature | 307/4.0 |
| Biological Sciences | 307/3.8 |
| English Language/Literature | 306/4.2 |
| History | 304/4.1 |
| Computer/Information Services | 302/3.1 |
| Psychology | 301/3.9 |
| Sociology | 301/3.8 |
| Business Administration | 301/3.6 |
| Accounting | 301/3.4 |
| Communications | 299/3.7 |
(Source: Educational Testing Service, GRE Guide to use of Scores, 2017-18, pp. 26–29)
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