BACHELOR'S DEGREE

What is a bachelor's degree?
It is also known as a baccalaureate degree in other countries, is granted to students who have completed an undergraduate program in a university or a college. After this degree, students can choose a field of specialization that is related to their careers. Moreover, then can also obtain a MBA degree and then obtain a Ph.D degree.

Usually students enter a bachelor’s program after having finished high school. It is important for the labor force to be well-educated and trained according to their fields of specialization. There are many professionals who are taking specialization courses at different universities because companies require professionals with at least a bachelor’s degree nowadays.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), 96% of the best 50 paid jobs demand this degree from their job applicants in order to hire them. Moreover, applicants who hold a bachelor’s degree have 60% of higher salaries than applicants with associate’s degrees.

In the past, it maybe wasn’t really necessary to obtain a degree; however, some things have evolved and now it is necessary to have a college or a university’s degree in order to be considered within the job selection process.

As mentioned above, having this degree is a must in order to get a job that fulfills all your job expectations. Nowadays, 83% of the job applicants ask for it, for almost all programming job positions according to a survey carried out by State University, the Information Technology Association of America and Virginia Polytechnic.

Types of degrees
The most traditional are the following:

• Bachelor of Science (BS). It is granted to students who have completed the whole coursework in a branch of science; these areas could be mathematical sciences, life sciences or physical sciences. An example would be a bachelors degree in accounting or in business administration.


• Bachelor of Arts (BA). Also, known as bachelor of liberal arts. It is conferred on students who have finished the whole coursework in the branch of humanities and liberal arts; these areas could be music, social science, among other fields.

Let's check some information about some of them:

• BS: Bachelors degree in accounting. If you like numbers and want to deal with finances, you might think to earn a bachelor of accountancy, and start with a career to become an accountant. These degree programs are offered at the universities. They require a high school diploma and take about 4 years to complete. Accountants have to be some of the most creative people in order to deal with changeable tax laws. After students get this degree in accounting and after taking an exam, they can become a Certified Public Accountant. The programs include courses related to math, financial accounting, business managements, among others.

• BA: Bachelors degree in journalism. If you like communication, writing, editing, etc and you want to work such as a reporter, editor, correspondent or editor for a newspaper, TV station, magazine or website. You can consider getting a bachelor’s degree in journalism. Some of the courses included in these programs are photography, media writing, communication theory, reporting research, visual communication. Because the employment for professionals in communication such as correspondents and reporters are expected to grow, people should consider this wonderful opportunity.

On the other hand, it is possible to get a liberal study degree. Liberal studies degree programs are offered to students who aren’t sure about what career to follow. This interdisciplinary program allows students to get thinking and creativity skills. If you want to get more information on bachelor’s degrees such as the liberal studies degree, got to the Saint Joseph University’s website.