<p>It's a common discussion about how useless liberal arts degrees are in itself, but what about science degrees in itself? I'm not talking about Engineering or Nursing degrees, but I'm talking about JUST a bachelor's degree in Biology, Physics, Chemistry, etc.</p>
<p>Most people assume that when you are a science major, you will go on to graduate school in Medicine, Pharmacy, Optometry, etc. Meanwhile, people also assume if you are a liberal arts major, you will not go on to graduate school, meaning you are stuck with just a B.A. in liberal arts.</p>
<p>So my question is, if a science major chose to not attend graduate school, would having the B.S. just be as powerless as solely having the B.A.? From what I've observed in my personal experience, those that graduate with just B.A. degrees with no post graduate plans either become teachers in humanities or work administrative office jobs. The exceptional few with ties and connections get better jobs.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, those that graduate with just B.S. degrees with no post graduate plans either become teachers in sciences or work entry level lab technician jobs that pay a similar rate to those lowly administrative office jobs.</p>
<p>Ultimately, can I conclude that for MOST people, but not all, that a B.S. in Biology or sciences alone is almost as valuable as a B.A. in humanities? This does not include professional bachelor degrees, such as Engineering, Accounting, etc.</p>
<p>Well, if you’re trying to assess the “worth” of a b.s. in biology with respect to job security, and given all the constraints in your post, the short answer is YES. But then again, I’m still in college so don’t take my word for it. I know a guy who double majored in physics and math, and was able to get a job as a researcher at UCSF, where he did x-ray research. So it’s not impossible to grab employment that is relevant to your degree. But all things considered you’re better off going to graduate school (med/pharm school, phd research, etc) if circumstances allow. </p>
<p>Biology, Physics and Chemistry are liberal arts.</p>
<p>Anyway, it doesn’t really make sense to lump all programs that confer a BS together. There’s a huge difference between things like biology and math/physics.</p>
<p>Naah science degrees are not nearly as worthless. I’m sure that provided your gpa isn’t horrific, you could probably at least get into nursing or pharma with a bs biology. Some kinds of nurses can make 120-150k which is on par with the best engineers. Hard science(Physics and chem) degrees are actually pretty popular with many banks and consulting firms. Those degrees show you have some analytic skills and the econ knowledge relevant to the job can quickly be picked up. Ifall else fails I’d imagine physical science teachers in hs make much more than others. There are simply far fewer qualified to teach ap chem or physics than english.</p>
<p>IMO, I agree, its just as useless if you don’t go to graduate school.</p>
<p>lets face it though, an undergraduate degree is not competitive anymore (unless you’re engineering…and I’d even debate that). the advantage of a BS in biology is the fact that it opens many possibilities for graduate school.</p>
<p>Yes I think an undergraduate degree in any major is basically useless if you just stop at a bachelors (except maybe engineering and business). People assume that just because you pick a hard major such as hard sciences or math you’re automatically going to be more qualified for a job than someone with a humanities degree which I think can’t be more wrong. A friend of mine graduated with a bio degree from MIT and is now stuck working in an office job. Another friend of mine graduate from UCSD with a biochem degree and is also working in an office job and just recently I was informed that he is contemplating on going to art school. So plain and simple, YES a B.S. in bio without any plans on going to grad school/med school/whatever post school is just equally as useless as a B.A. in humanities.</p>
<p>i’m not sure how well the business markets have healed up since the recession ended, but i know the jobs that are booming are engineering, computer science, and mathematics (i’ve heard of people getting math degrees and then learning programming languages)</p>
Colleges offer 2 types of degrees – the classic liberal arts degree that doesn’t prepare you for any particular job, and the vocationally oriented degree. The latter don’t require going to grad school to have strong preparation for entering a job. Think engineering, teaching, accounting and other business degrees, nursing, journalism, etc.</p>
<p>I totally agree with you. Nowadays vocational degree programs are becoming more valuable than that of general degrees. Every sector demands for people specifically trained for a particular field. That is why instead of doing a bachelors degree in biology I opted for online medical lab technician course. The reason for me to take an online course is that regular courses are too costly and are almost unaffordable. In general medical lab technicians get a very less pay, but if you are specifically trained in this field then the pay also automatically increases. I know many of you wouldn’t agree with me, but after going through the following site your idea will definitely change.
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<p>So vocational courses are important in terms of job opportunities as well as the earnings.</p>