Northern Illinois University
Department of Philosophy
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

We offer a range of programs to enhance your critical thinking skills, satisfy your curiosity and prepare you for further study and career success:

• Our undergraduate major (B.A. or B.S.) allows you maximal flexibility to tailor your program of study to your personal interests.
• The six-year (3+3) accelerated program leading to the J.D. degree in the College of Law enables you to get a head start on law school.
• You can complete philosophical research to earn your degree with departmental honors.
• The minor in philosophy requires just six courses, up to half of which may be at the introductory level.
• You can earn the undergraduate certificate in applied ethics while pursuing the major or as an add-on to any undergraduate degree.

Prospective students with questions about philosophy programs should contact the department at philosophy@niu.edu.

Philosophy is one of the top majors for law school. For pre-law advising, students are encouraged to contact Erin Reid at prelaw@niu.edu.

Careers

Alumni of our undergraduate program have achieved success in a range of fields, including:

• Legal
• Finance
• Health care
• Technology
• Human resources

Job titles of our graduates include:

• Attorney
• Project manager/coordinator
• Software engineer
• Account executive
• Business development manager

Nationally, the Bureau of Labor Statistics list of top-employing occupations for philosophy degree holders includes lawyers, managers, physicians, chief executives and software developers.

NIU Career Services offers a wealth of resources to help you succeed, too!