wats the difference between a diploma and a degree and which has more value in the long run?
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A diploma is what you get out of high school.  It is also a certificate of some form of completion/graduation.\n\nA degree means you have been educated at a college or university in some specific field and you are now well educated in that area. (ie, a college degree in biology or something)\n\nA degree is better.  You can get higher ranges of degree, associate, bachelor, master, doctorate.  That is the ranking of degrees.
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A college degree is a certification of completing a course of advanced study in a particular field. Like a high school diploma says that you've completed your grade school education and know your stuff, a college degree says that you've taken advanced classes and know a particular field.\n\nYour particular field is called your major, and most of your classes are in this major. You will also take some general curriculum of writing, math, etc. If you choose to spend some of your elective classes towards another field, you may be able to get a minor. Probably a better word for "major" is "concentration", which is what Harvard calls it: you concentrate on that field, although you will take classes in other fields.
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Undergraduate is the bachelor's degree level, the first four years (usually) of college.  Graduate degrees are masters or doctorates, and you need a bachelor's degree to be admitted to graduate school.  The difference, realistically, is thousands of dollars per year in salary once you graduate.  Also, the difference is specialization:  you can remain pretty general in undergraduate school these days, but you need to decide on a particular area in order to enroll in a graduate program, and they will require that you have certain prerequisites from your undergraduate days.  That's why juniors and seniors need to make those sorts of choices, so they can take the classes that will get them into the graudate school they want.\n\nDoesn't always work, though; people change their minds.  Then you may have to do another year of undergraduate work even after you get your bachelor's degree in order to fulfill all the prerequisites for your graduate program.\n\nGood luck!
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There must be some variation in terminology here, perhaps regional, more likely national.\n\nIn the United States, a degree is, technically, a title awarded at the end of a course of study above the secondary level.  For undergraduate degrees, the program--even if it's not an Arts degree such as an AA or BA, but is a technical one such as an AS or BS--includes some general education component.  At the graduate level, degrees are awarded in both research disciplines and in professional programs.  It is precisely because the degree is a title that it will often appear before or after an individual's name, e.g. Jorge Smith, BA; Fred Singh, MBA; Dr. Ellen O'Garcia.\n\nA diploma is a document which is a record of graduation from an educational institution.  (And it is true that high schools do hand out diplomas, though they confer no degrees upon their graduates).  At the college/university level, a diploma is often handed to a graduate as part of the degree-conferral process.  Those who listen carefully at college/university graduation ceremonies will often hear the moment at which a university official pronounces the degrees as conferred on the graduates.  This usually happens separately from the handing over of the diploma, the record of the degree.\n\nFor undergraduate post-secondary programs which are technical in nature, those without a general education component, typically skill- or job-focused, it is usual for the student to receive a "certificate" as a record of the accomplishment.
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I stand behind a 4-yr degree.  It is more reputable and gives you a well-rounded education with better selection for classes.
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A high school diploma states that you were able to make it through four years of high school and pass. A ged says you have high school level knowledge, however you werent able to attend school and or pass.\n\nAs long as you go to college you shouldnt have to worry.
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A diploma shows you have deadication and patance.  and it is much harder to get a deploma than pass the GED.  Just Passing the equivalent as a high F in high school.
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A Master's Degree is one step above a Bachelor's Degree.  It is usually achieved by one additional year of study.  You might see people with an MBA, which is Masters of Business Administration.  However, an MD is not a Master Doctor, but is viewed in the Latin way, Doctor of Medicine.
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Graduate degrees usually require more coursework and/or some kind of thesis.  In some places (like the UK) the difference is your performance in your classes:  if you don't do well enough to qualify for a master's degree you may get a certificate instead (there are other possibilities, too, like no degree or one with "honours").\n\nThe cynical answer is that degrees look better on a resume and are more likely to qualify you for a higher salary.
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Different universities grant different degrees based on the subject.  One school may give a Master's of Art in Education.  The next school may give a Master's of Education.  It really doesn't matter though as long as you get it.
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Graduate is for continuing education after u get your bachelors.  its a continuation and more in-depth studies.
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I think it's better to have a degree. It gives you the license to go over board to any of your dreams. And companies and many organizations involving travel and tourism prefer those with the degree.
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Less that that of a person with a Bachelor's degree, who's potential is less that that of a Master's etc. However, the truth is you determine your potential. How valuable of an asset you are to any company is determined by you - your work ethics, your drive, your determination. A degree gives you specialized knowledge in a specific field - but only you determine how to use that knowledge.
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A Bachelor's degree is usually a four to five year course of study with very few options and little room for original work. \n\nA Master's has much more flexiblity and requires more original thinking and some amount of research. The time required to complete a Master's varies with the school and the program. \n\nI went through summer sessions and finished my Bachelor's in Biological Science at Baylor in 2 1/2 years, my Master's in Applied Nuclear Science at Georgia Tech in a year and one summer semester. But that was after Viet Nam and things were easy for me then.
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They are both a bachelor's degree and are therefore viewed the same. Your major determines which one you will be awarded upon graduation. History and education both fall into the arts category.
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A high school diploma is just what you get when you graduate high school. You need this for even the menial jobs nowadays, and it's very important. This requires four years of fairly easy to very intense study.\n\nA BA is a bachelor's degree in the arts, which is basically four years of college. BAs are becoming the norm now for education, where most office jobs and jobs requiring any intellect require a college degreee. When people say they've been to college, they usually mean they have a BA or a BS, which is a bachelors in any science field.
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You can do anything you want.  College degree is proof that you are capable of learning and acquiring new skills.  Beyond that you have to rely on your work experience.