Why are some professional degrees masters and some "doctorates"?

[Anonymous]

What makes a JD or PharmD, say, an MLS, MBA, MSW, MFA, M.Arch. etc. so fundamentally different that they get "doctoral" degrees? There is no original research component for any of these degrees. Degree inflation?

[Anonymous]

There is already a super long thread on JDs not being he equivalent of a PhD.

[Anonymous]

None of those are doctorates. JD stands for Juris Doctor.

[Anonymous]

Why isn't a Master's degree good enough for the law school grads?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why isn't a Master's degree good enough for the law school grads?

Length? Most master's are 1-2 years and a JD is three years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why isn't a Master's degree good enough for the law school grads?

Length? Most master's are 1-2 years and a JD is three years.

Medical school is 3 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why isn't a Master's degree good enough for the law school grads?

Length? Most master's are 1-2 years and a JD is three years.

MFAs are 3 years also and so is the M.Arch. I believe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why isn't a Master's degree good enough for the law school grads?

Length? Most master's are 1-2 years and a JD is three years.

Medical school is 3 years.

It is 4

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is already a super long thread on JDs not being he equivalent of a PhD.

It certainly isn't!

[Anonymous]

Some professional fields are more pretentious than others.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What makes a JD or PharmD, say, an MLS, MBA, MSW, MFA, M.Arch. etc. so fundamentally different that they get "doctoral" degrees? There is no original research component for any of these degrees. Degree inflation?

You do a thesis for doctoral degree; you don't for master degrees:
http://www.wisegeek.org/what-is-a-phd.htm

It really all depends on what you want to be when you grow up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why isn't a Master's degree good enough for the law school grads?

Length? Most master's are 1-2 years and a JD is three years.

Medical school is 3 years.

It is 4

Many residencies are 3.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What makes a JD or PharmD, say, an MLS, MBA, MSW, MFA, M.Arch. etc. so fundamentally different that they get "doctoral" degrees? There is no original research component for any of these degrees. Degree inflation?

You do a thesis for doctoral degree; you don't for master degrees:
http://www.wisegeek.org/what-is-a-phd.htm

It really all depends on what you want to be when you grow up.

So why do they give out the Juris Doctor, Doctor of Pharmacy, etc.?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why isn't a Master's degree good enough for the law school grads?

Length? Most master's are 1-2 years and a JD is three years.

Medical school is 3 years.

It is 4

Many residencies are 3.

That's not medical school

[Anonymous]

I'd say an academic masters is higher than a JD.

If you have an English MA, say, you have more extensive knowledge. A JD is just the basic law degree.