Stuck between a few degrees

College Majors
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<p>Just looking for some advice.</p>

<p>I've been going to this school that has a Philosophy degree program, although I haven't yet declared a major. That was my plan for a while, but then I found a really nice school in another state that fancied me more because of it's religious atmosphere and courses. Only thing is they don't have a general philosophy program. They have Philosophy of Religion, and another degree i may be interested in is Jewish Studies(which I am the most passionate about). So I have to make a choice between the three.</p>

<p>What I want to know is of the three majors (Philosophy, Jewish Studies, and Philosophy of Religion), which is the most marketable, and what can each of these degrees do for me. The school has a dual degree program for a B.A. in Jewish Studies and M.ED. So I need to know if Philosophy of Religion is any better than Jewish Studies, because I figure I may as well go into education if I'm going to learn humanities.</p>

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<p>I’d say they’re all about equally marketable (not very, compared to more technical majors), but what matters is how marketable YOU are. Unless you teach or work at a Jewish cultural center, your job probably won’t directly relate to what you studied in college, so you’ll have to convince your employers that your major taught you skills that would be valuable to their companies (e.g. “Philosophy taught me to analyze and think critically.”).</p>

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<p>Departments usually have data on what their grads are doing. Maybe you could see if any of those grads have employment that would appeal to you (ie, are the graduates of the Jewish Studies program working at Jewish cultural centers or waiting tables?)</p>