<p>associate degree
bachelor degree
Ph.D
Masters Degree
Doctorate</p>
<p>and anything else similar..
I am really confused, and like what is the order in which you would go about achieving these degrees. And like if you could, use general jobs and tell me what they would normally require..
thanks a lot!</p>
<p>If I am correct on this...an associates is a 2-year degree, and a bachelor's is typically a 4-year. Then comes Masters, Ph.D., and finally Doctorate. For instance, in the medical field, you'd be getting a Pre-Med major, which is your Bachelor's. Then you go to med school and aim for a Ph.D (after another four years in med school), and after some job shadowing, internships, working, etc. (aka another 2-5 years), you can get your MD, which grants you the title of Dr.</p>
<p>I think that's right. If not, someone else can explain it. Or Wikipedia.</p>
<p>A Ph.D is a type of doctorate. A doctorate is any degree that gives you the title of doctor, including but not limited to Ph.D, M.D., D.D.S., J.D, etc.</p>
<p>so it goes: bachelors degree then PhD? what about masters then?</p>
<p>what if you want to be, lets say a lawyer, what would you need to complete</p>
<p>associate - You only get these from 2 year colleges, generally community colleges and some for-profit/trade schools. You can apply to a 4 year college and get in with junior standing generally. Starting jobs with an associates are limited, but it's better than just a HS diploma.</p>
<p>bachelor - what most people have when they say they graduated college, a degree from a 4 year institution. Can be a B.A or B.S depending on if it's in sciences or arts. For most people it's their final degree and they get a job with it and start their careers. Most jobs these days require at least a bachelors. this is an undergraduate degree, people going for their bachelors are undergrads and everything after this qualifies as "grad school" </p>
<p>masters - a higher degree than bachelors in a more focused field, some advanced jobs require a masters and many people get it to widen their job prospects. An MBA is a masters level degree in business, if you hear the term used. Some times a masters is a stepping stone to a Ph.D program to get into a more ideal program than was possible after undergrads</p>
<p>Ph.D - doctoral degree, generally the highest degree in any field. You need a Ph.D to become a professor, and prominent researchers also have Ph.D's. This is how you enter into "academia" basically. </p>
<p>A Ph.D is a doctoral degree or "doctorate" but not the only one. A J.D (juris doctor) is a doctoral degree from law school, and an M.D is a degree from med school, I believe there are more.</p>
<p>Mmm...yeah. I mistakenly took Ph.D. to mean Physician's Degree or something like that. Whatever...my bad.</p>
<p>how many years is a masters degree
and a phD</p>
<p>Graduate degrees like master's and PhD are not awarded on the basis of time spent, but on the basis of the research that's done to obtain them, so the time to degree can vary quite a bit.</p>
<p>Master's programs are generally intended to last about 2-3 years, although there are some one-year master's programs.</p>
<p>Length to degree in PhD programs varies quite a bit by field, but generally it takes 5-7 years to get a PhD.</p>