
Summary
- Just over 33% of graduates work in educational services which includes working in post-secondary institutions and school boards (33.3%). A [philosophy] teacher, [philosophy] lecturer, or working at a post-secondary institution are the most common careers.
- Another common industry that graduates work in is legal services, specifically as legal associates and partners.
- Graduates working in legal services, consulting services, and communications have the highest salaries.
The information on this page was extracted from raw data collected from LinkedIn in early 2022 by the University of Waterloo’s Alumni Relations office. The visualizations and lists represent the careers of alumni who graduated between 2002 and 2021. The salary amounts have been extrapolated based on relevant submissions to Glassdoor.
Roles held by MA Philosophy graduates:
- Attorney
- Commercial Operations Support
- Customer Success Representative
- Digital Humanities Specialist
- Financial Coordinator
- Litigator
- Payments Director
- Philosophy Lecturer
- Reporter
- Software Developer
- Software Engineer
- Teacher
Employers of MA Philosophy graduates:
- Bell Canada
- Bytemark Inc
- Compute Canada
- District School Board of Niagara
- PillPack
- Post-secondary institutions (Conestoga College, McMaster University, Stanford University, Thompson Rivers University, University of British Columbia, University of Waterloo)
- Schnurr Kirsh Oelbaum Tator Law
- Smith Valeriote Law Firm
- Social Solutions
- The Hamilton Spectator
- Workplace Safety North
Employment location for MA Philosophy graduates


Outside the Greater Toronto Area- Ontario, 63.3%

USA, 10%

British Columbia, 10%

Inside the Greater Toronto Area- Ontario, 16.7%
Career outcomes for MA Philosophy graduates by industry


Educational Services (researcher, [philosophy] teacher, [philosophy] lecturer, financial coordinator), 33.3%

For-profit Organization (software engineer, digital humanities specialist, payments director), 16.7%

Legal Services (litigator, legal associates and partners), 16.7%

Academia (postdoctoral scholar), 3.3%

Communications (reporter, photojournalist, chief executive officer), 13.3%

Computer Software Services (software development, commercial operations support), 10%

Consulting Services (writing and editing, health and safety specialist), 6.7%
Mean salary by industry for MA Philosophy graduates


Academia, $84,200

Communications, $96,300

Computer Software Services, $55,300

Consulting Services, $98,200

Educational Services, $78,400

For-profit Organization, $83,100

Legal Services, $103,100
Median salary by industry for MA Philosophy graduates


Academia, $84,200

Communications, $89,800

Computer Software Services, $53,900

Consulting Services, 98,200

Educational Services, $67,700

For-profit Organization, $91,900

Legal Services, $103,30
Relation between career and field of study for MA Philosophy graduates


Not related at all, 10 MA Philosophy graduates

Somewhat related, 9 MA Philosophy graduates

Closely related, 11 MA Philosophy graduates