Interested in a Career in Business?
Recent studies show that, as a group, Philosophy majors outperform economics majors and all other business majors on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT).
|
MAJOR AREA OF STUDY |
MEAN GMAT SCORE 2007–2012 |
NUMBER OF STUDENTS |
| Philosophy | 583 | 650 |
| Economics | 572 | 16,069 |
| Finance | 542 | 19,773 |
| Information Systems Technology | 521 | 6,176 |
| International Business | 516 | 5,079 |
| Accounting | 508 | 23,384 |
| Business Education | 502 | 6,228 |
| Management | 494 | 15,264 |
| Marketing | 487 | 11,484 |
(Source: Graduate Management Admission Council, Profile of Graduate Management Admission Test Candidates 2007–12, pages 11-14.)