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Top 5 Most Prestigious Degrees?

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Original post by zigglr
But you really can't compare English and History to Law, which is in a completely different level, and specialises you in a particular profession


A law degree is largely irrelevant to your practice if you work in any decent sized firm.
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Economics is underrepresented here. If you want a top job it is a very good degree to take.
Original post by withlove
Not as many sciences as I would have thought, just medicine/veterinary degrees...
science degrees aren't really of extra value until you do a phd. At least in biology.
Original post by ivybridge
History? I'm shocked. I'm more under the impression that's a degree choice you go into because of passion rather than money.

I said history because it's a subject degree, it helps students develop transferable skills needed for a career.

You can go into a vast amount of careers: teaching, museums and heritage, a conversion into law, civil servant, politician, a police officer + many more.

History isn't what you think it is, you don't just learn dates of events. Well not at degree level, you look at the argument that the historian is trying to make!
1. Medicine
2. Law
3. Dentistry
4. Optometry
5. English Lit

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1. Dentistry/Specialised Maths
2. Medicine (unfortunately, because the real prospects of a medicine graduate are above average at best)
3. Engineering/Economics/Law/Languages
4. Specialisms of Biology/Politics
5. Pure sciences/Specialisms of Chemistry and Physics/Geography
Original post by Adipoptosis
0, 30, 60, 90, 120


Lol, 30 over 45? Not in a million years.
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There is no such thing as a prestigious degree. Prestige is about the respect one earns, and no degree is going to guarantee you the respect of others. Professions, such as politics, medicine and soldiering, can be seen as 'prestigious', but even this is largely subjective.
Original post by simplylldxo
I said history because it's a subject degree, it helps students develop transferable skills needed for a career.

You can go into a vast amount of careers: teaching, museums and heritage, a conversion into law, civil servant, politician, a police officer + many more.

History isn't what you think it is, you don't just learn dates of events. Well not at degree level, you look at the argument that the historian is trying to make!


Well I know it's not that because I want to do it myself :lol: I agree with you to an extent!
Original post by zigglr
This is meant to be a serious thread lol :P


Says the one who put vet med..
Original post by SBKA
There is no such thing as a prestigious degree. Prestige is about the respect one earns, and no degree is going to guarantee you the respect of others. Professions, such as politics, medicine and soldiering, can be seen as 'prestigious', but even this is largely subjective.


Counter-example: Maths at Cambridge
Well, I'm glad to see that Engineering is getting the appreciation it deserves :biggrin:
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Original post by newblood
Counter-example: Maths at Cambridge


I do not understand the relevance.

On a side note, it is interesting to see how many on this thread equate prestige with how much money you will make. By this logic, finance at LSE would be by the far most prestigious degree, and investment banking the most prestigious career. I think anyone who has not lived under a rock for the past 5 years would note that this is definitely not the case.
Original post by SBKA
I do not understand the relevance.

On a side note, it is interesting to see how many on this thread equate prestige with how much money you will make. By this logic, finance at LSE would be by the far most prestigious degree, and investment banking the most prestigious career. I think anyone who has not lived under a rock for the past 5 years would note that this is definitely not the case.

You said no degree is prestigious or will earn you the respect of others. I provifed you with an example of one that will
1) Media Studies at Oxford Brookes
2) Agriculture at Anglia Ruskin
3) Built environment at the University of the West of England
4) Beauty Therapy at Brighton
5) Video Game Development at Plymouth.
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inb4 only STEM...

1. Engineering
2. Medicine/ Vet med etc,
3. Maths / Physics
4. Chemistry
5. Economics (BSc or otherwise numerate)
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Original post by newblood
You said no degree is prestigious or will earn you the respect of others. I provifed you with an example of one that will


I can not conceive of any degree which is either prestigious or will earn you the respect of others. Why would I respect somebody just because they had done a degree in Maths from Cambridge?
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Original post by SBKA
I can not conceive of any degree which is either prestigious or will earn you the respect of others. Why would I respect somebody just because they had done degree in Maths from Cambridge?

Probably because youve been living under a rock
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Original post by newblood
Probably because youve been living under a rock


Good point.

My main point is that trying to apply terms such as "prestige" or "respect" to entire groups is absolutely pointless. These terms can only correctly be applied on an individual basis, and even then mistakes can be made.
Original post by zigglr
But you really can't compare English and History to Law, which is in a completely different level, and specialises you in a particular profession


I'd say history is a rather respected subject, and I'm not saying that just because I want to study it at university .. because for quite a while I was worried that with history I would be unable to get a good career.
Even Gordon Brown studied history at university, even if you don't like him you have to agree that becoming Prime Minister is quite successful.

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