Doctoral Degree Tier List 2024 (Doctorate Degrees RANKED) 

I didn’t see this comment but I just made a similar comment. He needs to better research that degree because his overview was inaccurate. Most the time if someone wants to be a professor they’ll obtain a Ph.D and that’s only for higher education. You don’t need a doctorate to teach K-12.

@@E.Nicole Precisely. In my state, it’s common for Superintendents and High school level principals to have Ed.D’s and common for professors to have Ph.D.’s

i keep trying to get my wife to pursue a masters (shes been a teacher for 20 years) but she doesnt want to be an admin. i dont think she understands the economics of it.

I think another error he makes with this and a few other professions is we don't start in education for a big bank account. Satisfaction should be weighted more heavily because as a society we have pushed people towards a best financial outcome model and now we are seeing a very dissatisfied and disillusioned society.

@@jamesgaston2745 Great point!

Lmaooo

lmao you walk from Calc 3 straight to woman’s studies class 😂😂

Man, that Starbucks about to have so much soy in it.

SLAY

congrats, hopefully you end up on some advisory board at a fortune 500 or a professor with 0 chance of tenure when they cut the degree(literally only 2 jobs i can think of)

Everybody knows PhDs get a stipend while in the program. Also your example using Econ shows how some are much more valuable while things like: art, history, engineering, etc are not so valuable. Also, the person who is smart enough to get a PhD in Econ is likely giving up a 70-80k job that doesn’t require crazy hours. So it still stands that a majority of individuals likely don’t come out ahead when looking at all those factors.

doctor: a teacher, from Middle English (in the senses “learned person” and “Doctor of the Church”): via Old French, from the Latin “doctor” (“teacher”), from “docere” (“to teach”). Later, the word “doctor” was appropriated by the medical profession to denote a physician. Throughout the modern world, tertiary education institutions have been given the right to confer Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees by the government of their respective countries. This is a fundamentally-flawed system for the following two reasons: As has been proven beyond any semblance of doubt in Chapter 22 of this “A Final Instruction Sheet for Humanity”, non-monarchical governments have absolutely no authority whatsoever over the populace of their countries or nations. And even if a nation was ruled by a LEGITIMATE government (that is, a holy and righteous king), it is not within the purview of a national ruler to adjudicate which educational institutions are qualified to confer scholastic awards to its citizens. That function is best executed by a completely independent administrative body, established by recognized experts in a range of academic disciplines. The role of a national ruler is to protect the population and to ensure that the law (“dharma”, in Sanskrit) is enforced and promulgated. Furthermore, universities and colleges (especially in the Western world) have been increasingly promoting what is colloquially known as “leftism” (“adharma”, in Sanskrit), as well as bestowing post-graduate degrees upon those who would never have been able to even enter a university in previous centuries (not to mention a certain proportion of abject dunces, simply due to the fact that life in the West is relatively easy, and those dullards are able to spend several years of their lives in study, without needing to work for their livelihoods). Personally, I am extremely glad to not be counted amongst those imbeciles who have garnered a masters degree or a doctorate at a government-endorsed institute of “education”. As the current World Doctor Himself, I have witnessed that the calibre of the typical doctoral candidate is nowadays so appalling, that I would be loath to be the recipient of a PhD degree from any extant so-called “university/college”. Honestly, I would consider it to be a great DISHONOUR! Even the so-called “hard sciences”, such as physics, chemistry, mathematics, biology, and engineering, have become increasingly adulterated by adharma. For example, in Western academia (and by the time you are reading this Scripture, most all the schools of higher-learning in the East too) it is, in practice, impossible for an academic to assert the scientific fact that intelligence has a biological (that is, a genetic) component, and even if one was permitted to posit such a truism, it would be frowned upon to stress the fact that a person’s genome is the predominating factor in determining one’s intellectual capacity (not to mention bringing racial differences into the picture!). See also “philosophy”. P.S. Marcus Tullius Cicero, the Roman statesman and philosopher who first introduced the term “doctor” in his book, “De Oratore”, in 55 BC, used the word to describe denote a MORAL guide of the state. Cicero breaks down the term “docere” further and summarizes that “to teach” means to provide truth through rational argument and statement of facts. Therefore, according to this most authentic definition of the term, very few so-called “doctors” are, in fact, doctors, at least in the field of academic philosophy.

No lie this blew me up wow thanks!!!!!

200k job for Econ phd, good luck!

@@biajidejajchowdhury1058 $200k+ is not hard to get honestly as an Econ PhD IF you are employed at a consulting firm.

I mean 1-2 is still experience you can write in your resume. Good thing education is free in my country lol.

Free dental school in exchange for a guaranteed job? Is there even a downside to this? XD

Also, Econ PhD’s have great employment prospects in government, finance, business, etc, not to mention econ professors are some of the best compensated.

yeah especially with the Swedish body creating a noble prize -Esque award for it, econ has really picked up steam in value

Yeah my Economics chair at my public university makes $230,000+

If you aim for industry jobs from the start, you can gain the data science and consulting skills in most social sciences (Poli Sci/Psych/Econ etc)

Real analysis?

doctor: a teacher, from Middle English (in the senses “learned person” and “Doctor of the Church”): via Old French, from the Latin “doctor” (“teacher”), from “docere” (“to teach”). Later, the word “doctor” was appropriated by the medical profession to denote a physician. Throughout the modern world, tertiary education institutions have been given the right to confer Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees by the government of their respective countries. This is a fundamentally-flawed system for the following two reasons: As has been proven beyond any semblance of doubt in Chapter 22 of this “A Final Instruction Sheet for Humanity”, non-monarchical governments have absolutely no authority whatsoever over the populace of their countries or nations. And even if a nation was ruled by a LEGITIMATE government (that is, a holy and righteous king), it is not within the purview of a national ruler to adjudicate which educational institutions are qualified to confer scholastic awards to its citizens. That function is best executed by a completely independent administrative body, established by recognized experts in a range of academic disciplines. The role of a national ruler is to protect the population and to ensure that the law (“dharma”, in Sanskrit) is enforced and promulgated. Furthermore, universities and colleges (especially in the Western world) have been increasingly promoting what is colloquially known as “leftism” (“adharma”, in Sanskrit), as well as bestowing post-graduate degrees upon those who would never have been able to even enter a university in previous centuries (not to mention a certain proportion of abject dunces, simply due to the fact that life in the West is relatively easy, and those dullards are able to spend several years of their lives in study, without needing to work for their livelihoods). Personally, I am extremely glad to not be counted amongst those imbeciles who have garnered a masters degree or a doctorate at a government-endorsed institute of “education”. As the current World Doctor Himself, I have witnessed that the calibre of the typical doctoral candidate is nowadays so appalling, that I would be loath to be the recipient of a PhD degree from any extant so-called “university/college”. Honestly, I would consider it to be a great DISHONOUR! Even the so-called “hard sciences”, such as physics, chemistry, mathematics, biology, and engineering, have become increasingly adulterated by adharma. For example, in Western academia (and by the time you are reading this Scripture, most all the schools of higher-learning in the East too) it is, in practice, impossible for an academic to assert the scientific fact that intelligence has a biological (that is, a genetic) component, and even if one was permitted to posit such a truism, it would be frowned upon to stress the fact that a person’s genome is the predominating factor in determining one’s intellectual capacity (not to mention bringing racial differences into the picture!). See also “philosophy”. P.S. Marcus Tullius Cicero, the Roman statesman and philosopher who first introduced the term “doctor” in his book, “De Oratore”, in 55 BC, used the word to describe denote a MORAL guide of the state. Cicero breaks down the term “docere” further and summarizes that “to teach” means to provide truth through rational argument and statement of facts. Therefore, according to this most authentic definition of the term, very few so-called “doctors” are, in fact, doctors, at least in the field of academic philosophy.

Well said!

I completely agree with your comment. I am currently getting a PhD in Quantitative Biomedical Science and what prompted me to get it is cos I work in R&D as an epidemiologist. It was clear that a PHD will be most beneficial to my career success.

Agree wholeheartedly with the previous comment. I would echo, as someone pursuing a PhD in a science field, that the landscape is very broad with respect to the job fields my skills are applicable to, and there is a wide salary range depending on the interest. I’ve seen people go into everything from academia, to direct officer rank in the military, to R&D. Most recently I’ve seen a few colleagues parlay their science PhDs into 6 figure tech jobs! A lot of people getting a science PhD pick up coding in at least one language to deal with all the data being generated. That transferable skill is great for folks wanting to go into something like data science or software engineering.

McKinsey came recruiting physci/math bachelors a month before graduation in my year. The head of the recruitment team was former durector of the low temp condensed matter lab at Princeton. Becoming a destroyer of society is definitely an option for scientists tired of the research and publishing hamster wheel.

Yep. Physics is a math degree so you can get a job pretty much anywhere.

The reverse isn't true, most of the math students I knew hated doing labs and avoided physics and chem classes.

@@felixkalpa How they felt about it is irrelevant. On average, how many students have a passion for labs and homework over the course of a degree? Once you get the degree though, you can work in I.T., finance, insurance, government, medicine -anywhere

How many? At the undergrad level about 15% in my program were left after 4 years, some of them changing to pure math because they hated the labs (some of which were admittedly pretty bad and run by techs with axes to grind). But really doing just math makes more sense going into finance and consulting etc. because none of those gigs have anything to do with actual lab experimentation.

This usually applies if you are trying to get into a fairly new or highly specialized sub set or one of the popular brand name schools like McGill. Cast a wider a net.

@@pnutbutta1234567 As far as I know this is for every accredited clinical psychology program in Canada. Private, non-accredited programs are easier but then you have to pay way more and need to seek accreditation after your program

@@Biggamehunna I imagine you a re talking about CPA accredited programs, if so, then I know for a fact that Saskatchewan and Manitoba had openings. . .like I said, cast a wider net.

You've got the same bottle neck, it can potentially be tougher, since we tend to regulate Psychology a bit more, especially for the higher paying (i.E clinical psychologist) jobs. Youve got anywhere between 600-1200 people applying for Masters of Clinical Psychology, and around 20 slots per University. Its a great career, but you do need to make sure you get first class honours, and the big hurdle happens after you've already invested 4 years of study.

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Most do. It's literally the whole point of a PhD. If you have to pay to work for the school, run... get your PhD anywhere else.

There isn't very much in the field you can do with just a bachelors. There are plenty of technicians in every area that only require a high school diploma, though! I know Dental Hygiene is a BSDH program and Nursing is a BSN to specifically become an RN. Other health professions require a Masters, like PAs, Anesthesiologist's Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Pathologist's Assistants and most research requires either a Masters or PhD.

what do you mean by “funded”?

@@leeroy9713 for PhD's particularly at institutions that do research, tuition is very often waived for PhD students and they get paid a stipend every semester to help cover living expenses

You think he’d do that when he literally clumped all the science majors together? Lol

@@Laura-Yu haha true. Did the best he could I guess!

Also, optometry is a specialty for an MD so I have no idea why you separated the two.

That's opthalmology, not an optometrist or an optician. The order of those is MD + residency training, doctor of optometry, optician which is more of a technician ​@@codyfarlow

@@commentfiend thank you for the correction.

@BlessingsfromBridget i'd take that with a grain of salt. look at the company that is offering that, where are thy located and how many other similar postings can you find. you can get a little over of 200k if you are in some of the tech hubs like CA, WA or NY -but typically those places have higher costs of living so your take home would be considerably less than say making a 120 grand and living in Iowa

kinda, however, there's a been a shift over the last few years to publishing. If you go to or went to a lower ranked or even a mid-tier school, you can get around the ranking issue with published works and conference presentation.

the pursuit of education should not be boiled down to "supply and demand". you assume degrees only exist to get you a job and that is your first mistake.

@@themanofgod8770 That's exactly what they exist for😁

@@pnutbutta1234567 and that isn't true which is the point of my comment

@@themanofgod8770 and it is true which is the point of my comment

@@themanofgod8770 are you joking man. That's the main reason people do higher education for better job prospects.

Yes, I thought it was odd he assumed a EdD for primary/secondary teaching.. LUL, as a backup, maybe. If a EdD wanted to teach they would be well qualified to teach (or be an administrator) at the university level. An EdD is perfect for critical thinking skills required in top administrative positions in educational insitutions. Speaking of the DBA and PhD in Business Administration (or a PhD in Economics as someone else pointed out earlier), Shane made a huge miss by excluding this one. Businesses are becoming more aware of the need to have practitioner-scholars in leadership roles as global competition rises and navigating the social and political landscapes becomes more difficult. Businesses can benefit greatly when they have someone on payroll who has inductive, deductive, and abductive reasoning skills to apply to resolve their real world problems that affect their organization. Real world business application of research design, implementation, and dissemination is emphasized in any top-tier DBA or PhD Econ/Business program.

I wouldn't recommend going as far as a doctorate degree for any teaching jobs, because you can accomplish being an English teacher or high school teacher often with just a Bachelor or Master degree in the relevant subject.

I think you’re mixing up professor versus instructor. It’s much easier to become an instructor while educational institutions are much more selective with professors

@aaronbarton227 depending on if you want to work in project management, look at getting the PMP as soon as you can.

2) More educated persons in pharmacy means an improvement in population health! What's wrong with this guy!

@ljtiongco2584 My two cents: that will help you get hospital administration jobs especially if you have any experience being a floor nurse. You will be able to pick what you want. or if you want to teach, again you will be able to pick what you want.

i just punched it in and got 95k

He typed lawyer in the search bar look again.

Interestingly enough, this would be a misleading search. I think more typically in the U.S., firms are looking to hire an "attorney", not a lawyer. The destinction being an attorney has a license to practice law and a lawyer has only passed law school, not necessarily the bar exam.

MD generally

the alternative is a DO degree which is equivalent to an MD@@FullmetalScientist

Yes, and some EdD's also teach on the college level.

@@shahnjaylaconnors1476 I didn’t say that was not possible. My comment implies that. Most doctoral degrees are a sure fire way to snag a faculty position in most disciplines, so that is a given. I work in higher Ed and I’m working on an Ed.D I’m speaking from personal experience and professional knowledge. I am a director of a student services unit and I do not serve in a faculty position at this time. Although I’ll probably take up some adjunct work in the future my end goal is not a faculty position, but to move into administration executive director, dean, VP etc. One can pursue many avenues with the Ed.D. Using the word “teaching or teacher” is more K-12 language and most K-12 employees are not getting Ed.Ds to teach on that level because it’s not necessary. K-12 folks usually use that degree to get out of the classroom and on the administrative side (superintendent, Director/management positions)-fact still remains the creator of the video was wrong and speaking from a place of inadequate research.

You’re complaining about that when he literally clumped all the science majors together?

@@Laura-Yu I corrected him because his statements were inaccurate. If it’s something YOU want to share about the science majors, have at it. As a higher Ed professional with almost ten years of experience, I did not hear anything wrong in how he presented the science majors.