Philosophy, Academics & Education Career Pathway

The Philosophy, Academia & Education Pathway lays the groundwork for careers as professors, scholars, historians, classicists, educators, librarians, archivists, linguists, museum directors, critics, writers, public intellectuals, theologians, ministers, priests, rabbis, school founders, teachers, and more. St. John’s produces more PhDs per graduate than nearly any other college in the country.

By the Numbers

#1

Ranked #1 for alumni with PhDs in humanities and arts.

Additional Rankings

#1

Ranked #1 for alumni with PhDs in political science and government.

#10

Ranked #10 for alumni with PhDs in business.

#12

Ranked #12 for alumni with PhDs in economics.

#12

Ranked #12 for alumni with PhDs in education.

#14

Ranked #14 for alumni with PhDs in English.

#14

Ranked #14 for alumni with PhDs in languages.

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#15

Ranked #15 for alumni with PhDs in history.

#21

Ranked #21 for alumni with PhDs in psychology.

Philosophy, Academia & Education Studies

Curricular Pathways

At St. John's, you will study over 60 texts from across 3000 years of philosophical, theological, political, legal, scientific, mathematic, and artistic thought. This provides Johnnies with a depth and breadth of knowledge rare in American education today. Explore a sampling here.

More Philosophy, Academia & Education Texts

Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals

Meditations

Confessions

Poems of Sappho

Leviathan

Frederick Douglass: Selected Works Collection

History of the Peloponnesian War

The Republic

The Early History of Rome

Second Treatise of Government

Politics

Beyond Good and Evil

Lincoln: Speeches and Writings, 1859–1865

The Histories of Tacitus

Articles of Confederation

Summa Theologica

The Social Contract

Plutarch's Lives: Life of Julius Caesar

Constitution of United States of America

The Histories

Democracy in America

The Federalist Papers

The Origins of Totalitarianism

The Wealth of Nations

Capital

Hebrew Bible

The Prince

Fear and Trembling

Astronomia Nova

New Testament Bible

King Lear

The Second Sex

St. Matthew's Passion

Don Quixote

Plays of Aristophanes

The Iliad

The Souls of Black Folk

On the Motion of the Heart and Blood in Animals

Essays in Science

Democracy and Education

Tristan and Isolde

Two New Sciences

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Professional Pathways

Every student at St. John’s is guaranteed a college-funded internship or research fellowship if they work with our career offices. Discover institutions at which we often place our students and where our alumni are currently employed.

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Rome Institute of Liberal Arts

Harvard Divinity School

University of Notre Dame

Howard University

The University of Chicago

Boston University

Catholic University of America

University of Texas at Austin

Stanford University

Great Hearts Academies

BASIS Schools

Classical Academic Press

Classic Learning Test

Santa Fe Public Schools

Anne Arundel County Public Schools

Teaching Fellows

Rome Institute of Liberal Arts

Harvard Divinity School

University of Notre Dame

Howard University

The University of Chicago

Boston University

Catholic University of America

University of Texas at Austin

Stanford University

Great Hearts Academies

BASIS Schools

Classical Academic Press

Classic Learning Test

Santa Fe Public Schools

Anne Arundel County Public Schools

Teaching Fellows

Study Abroad & Gain Cross-Cultural Skills

Global Pathways

St. John’s funds and facilitates study-abroad experiences at institutions including Rome Institute for the Liberal Arts, Marchutz School of Art in France, Incheon National University in South Korea, and Boya College of Sun Yat-sen University in China.

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Italy

Rome Institute of Liberal Arts

The Rome Institute of Liberal Arts offers a rare opportunity to explore the art and architecture of Rome in order to articulate fundamental questions across disciplines. Discussion-based classes on philosophy, literature, and history are designed together with excursions led by art historians and classicists throughout Italy’s artistic heritage.
France

Marchutz School of Art

The Marchutz School of Art in France strengthens students’ awareness of the relationship between perception and artistic expression. The Marchutz program welcomes people at all levels of art experience who want to look deeply into nature, the artistic tradition, and themselves.
South Korea

Incheon National University

St. John’s special relationship with South Korea offers multiple opportunities for study and research in South Korea. Incheon National University is foremost among them, with its Great Books Center providing study programs, internships, and exchange opportunities between our colleges. Opportunities also exist at Kangwon National University, Hallym University, and Yonsei University.

Italy

Rome Institute of Liberal Arts

The Rome Institute of Liberal Arts offers a rare opportunity to explore the art and architecture of Rome in order to articulate fundamental questions across disciplines. Discussion-based classes on philosophy, literature, and history are designed together with excursions led by art historians and classicists throughout Italy’s artistic heritage.

France

Marchutz School of Art

The Marchutz School of Art in France strengthens students’ awareness of the relationship between perception and artistic expression. The Marchutz program welcomes people at all levels of art experience who want to look deeply into nature, the artistic tradition, and themselves.

South Korea

Incheon National University

St. John’s special relationship with South Korea offers multiple opportunities for study and research in South Korea. Incheon National University is foremost among them, with its Great Books Center providing study programs, internships, and exchange opportunities between our colleges. Opportunities also exist at Kangwon National University, Hallym University, and Yonsei University.

Leverage Our Graduate Partnerships

Graduate Pathways

Our graduate school partnerships connect Johnnies to multiple career pathways. Discover special fast-track admissions opportunities, discounted tuition, expedited degrees, and more for Johnnies only.

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Notre Dame of Maryland

Includes a Master of Arts in Teaching and a teaching certification for Johnnies.

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University of Chicago

Includes a graduate degree in social science.

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St. John’s College

Includes an MA in Eastern Classics, which explores the great texts of India, China, and Japan.

Notre Dame of Maryland

Includes a Master of Arts in Teaching and a teaching certification for Johnnies.

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University of Chicago

Includes a graduate degree in social science.

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St. John’s College

Includes an MA in Eastern Classics, which explores the great texts of India, China, and Japan.

Alumni in the Philosophy, Academics & Education Field

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Dr. Anika Prather

Founder + Head of School, The Living Water School

“I want to educate young people to [not only] know their history, but to also gain the tools to stand for equality.”

Mark D. Jordan

Research professor, Harvard Divinity School

“One of the things St. John’s instilled in me was the courage to follow questions wherever they lead and not to worry about the property signs that people put up to fence off certain areas. So I started reading and just kept going.”

Dr. Jeffrey Seidman

Associate Professor, Philosophy; Vassar College

As a professor at Vassar College, Jeffrey Seidman contemplates the intersection of moral philosophy, the philosophy of action, and the theory of practical rationality—as well as metaphysics, ancient philosophy, and more.

Dr. Daryl Haggard

Associate Professor + Lab Director, Physics; McGill University

“St. John’s made me intellectually brave, and I use that [in my career] every single day.”

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Credentialing Pathways

eCornell offers Johnnie discounts and is our preferred credentialing partner.

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Philosophy, Academia & Education Studies

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