<p>I know that a BA is great if you want a broad education but is it true that a BS is better if you want to get a job right after college because you take more intensive classes in your major with a BS than a BA??</p>
<p>As an employer, I can tell you that a BS or a BA in any subject would hold equal weight in my eyes.</p>
<p>What would sway my decision is a BS or BA with experience. That’s what you need to try and arrange. While in college, be on the lookout for internships or PT jobs in your field of choice… even it is volunteer.</p>
<p>The nomenclature is truly meaningless! Please don’t obsess over it.</p>
<p>The only field where I can see there being a difference is Environmental Studies. I read about this somewhere but can’t remember where, so I can’t post a link for you. A BS in Environmental Studies is going to have a strong science background - probably geology, earth science, ecology, etc. A BA in Environmental Studies is probably going to be more policy based. Then again, Environmental Studies is an up and coming major (in that it’s growing in popularity), so if an employer needs an employee with a specific background, it may very well come down to the curriculum.</p>
<p>There are a number of highly regarded schools ( I think Yale might be one) that only offer a BA, regardless of your field. Don’t worry about it.</p>
<p>There is a difference sometimes in psychology. Occasionally, in psychology a college will let you earn a BS with more science classes like biology, chemistry, etc. - that leads more to neuroscience - whereas if you go the BA route, you’ll not have taken those classes. But in that case, what matters is not the actual degree but the classes that you have taken.</p>
<p>Each school defines the specific curriculum required to earn a B.A. and what is needed to earn a B.S. so the number of math/science classes required for a B.S. will vary from school to school. And a B.A. from one school may actually require the same courses as a B.S. at another school.</p>
<p>And some schools do not offer a B.S. option at all or offer one only in a few specific subjects. (Yale and Boston College are among the latter group.)</p>
<p>Employers do not care what your school calls your degree. They only care that you have the education and skills needed to do the job.</p>
<p>So here’s another vote under the “don’t worry about it” column.</p>
<p>I think it matters for Computer Science. BA = typing in spreadsheets, BS = writing programs.</p>
<p>It depends, BS degrees are usually more useful than BA’s becuase a lot of BA’s are lib arts degrees. If it’s the same subject, I think a BS would hold slightly more clout than a BA. Everyone gets a bachelors though so masters degrees are really where it’s at now.</p>
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<p>Umm, no. The only difference between BA and BS for CS in my school is that BS students are required to take several engineering chem/physics classes, while BA students take more liberal arts/writing distribution classes.</p>
<p>I daresay this depends on one’s intended major.</p>
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<p>Completely untrue.</p>