Articles About Education

An undergraduate degree marks the first step on your higher education path. It describes two kinds of degrees: associate and bachelor’s degrees. By earning an undergraduate degree, you can better prepare yourself for a career or position yourself to attend graduate school.

While looking over a course list, you may have wondered why certain courses are required when they’re seemingly unrelated to the degree program. These general education requirements can reshape your outlook on learning, teach you soft skills and introduce you to a variety of disciplines and people.

It's important to understand some of the basics of an undergraduate program when choosing a degree to pursue, like why or how a Bachelor of Arts may differ from a Bachelor of Science degree. Typically, each undergraduate program falls under one of these two categories.

A master's degree allows you to gain specialized knowledge and can make you more competitive in the job market. Both a Master of Arts (MA) and Master of Science (MS) are graduate degrees that help you gain expertise in your field by providing in-depth learning beyond the bachelor’s degree.