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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)