Anonymous
Post 06/16/2016 22:46     Subject: Re:Why are some professional degrees masters and some "doctorates"?
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.
Anonymous
Post 06/16/2016 21:42     Subject: Why are some professional degrees masters and some "doctorates"?
Anonymous wrote:
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.


That's not medical school
Anonymous
Post 06/16/2016 21:41     Subject: Why are some professional degrees masters and some "doctorates"?
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
Post 06/16/2016 21:04     Subject: Why are some professional degrees masters and some "doctorates"?
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
Post 06/16/2016 21:03     Subject: Why are some professional degrees masters and some "doctorates"?
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
Post 06/16/2016 20:59     Subject: Re:Why are some professional degrees masters and some "doctorates"?
Some professional fields are more pretentious than others.
Anonymous
Post 06/16/2016 15:45     Subject: Why are some professional degrees masters and some "doctorates"?
Anonymous wrote:There is already a super long thread on JDs not being he equivalent of a PhD.


It certainly isn't!
Anonymous
Post 06/16/2016 15:44     Subject: Why are some professional degrees masters and some "doctorates"?
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
Post 06/16/2016 15:43     Subject: Why are some professional degrees masters and some "doctorates"?
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
Post 06/16/2016 14:19     Subject: Why are some professional degrees masters and some "doctorates"?
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
Post 06/16/2016 14:18     Subject: Why are some professional degrees masters and some "doctorates"?
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
Post 06/16/2016 14:10     Subject: Why are some professional degrees masters and some "doctorates"?
Why isn't a Master's degree good enough for the law school grads?
Anonymous
Post 06/16/2016 12:45     Subject: Why are some professional degrees masters and some "doctorates"?
None of those are doctorates. JD stands for Juris Doctor.
Anonymous
Post 06/16/2016 12:45     Subject: Why are some professional degrees masters and some "doctorates"?
There is already a super long thread on JDs not being he equivalent of a PhD.
Anonymous
Post 06/16/2016 12:43     Subject: Why are some professional degrees masters and some "doctorates"?
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?