# Does anyone here have two degrees? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 16, 2009, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-have-two-degrees/503246 "2009-07-16T18:28:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Quasimodal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/57b2e6/32.png) [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-have-two-degrees/503246/1 "2009-07-16T18:28:35Z")
I actually have two: Bachelor of Education, and Bachelor of Music Education. They were earned simutaneously in a five year intensive program. I really only think of it as one though, it might as well be a bachelor of Education with a major in music. ---
**Author:** ![Gam\_Zeh\_Yaavor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3e96dc/32.png) [@Gam\_Zeh\_Yaavor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gam_Zeh_Yaavor)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-have-two-degrees/503246/2 "2009-07-16T18:38:38Z")
BA Archaeology, BA Classical Civilization. ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-have-two-degrees/503246/3 "2009-07-16T18:39:22Z")
I’m going to assume you don’t mean at different levels, but rather at the same level? I have an Associate’s (business administration), Bachelor’s (information systems), and Master’s (information systems) degree. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Mapp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miss_mapp/32/369_2.png) [@Miss\_Mapp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Mapp)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-have-two-degrees/503246/4 "2009-07-16T18:41:10Z")
I have my BA and MA in English Lit and was considering going on to a PhD in the same area… then reconsidered and got an MLS instead. ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-have-two-degrees/503246/5 "2009-07-16T18:41:25Z")
I’d like to add on the OP’s request to give information about what your career is. I’m curious to see if your career is in your field of study) In my case it is. I’m a database administrator, and manage a data warehouse. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-have-two-degrees/503246/6 "2009-07-16T18:43:53Z")
Bachelor of Arts in Government and International Relations Masters of Public Affairs I’m a grant manager for the city. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Mapp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miss_mapp/32/369_2.png) [@Miss\_Mapp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Mapp)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-have-two-degrees/503246/7 "2009-07-16T18:43:53Z")
I manage a gov’t Web site, so you see how that background in Lit came in handy. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-have-two-degrees/503246/8 "2009-07-16T18:45:34Z")
I have two: my Bachelor’s degree and my Law degree. ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-have-two-degrees/503246/9 "2009-07-16T18:45:38Z")
BA and MFA in set design. I now design and build museum exhibits. ---
**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-have-two-degrees/503246/10 "2009-07-16T18:55:04Z")
Bachelors in Film Production Associates in Health Information Management. Working in HIM. I like a steady paycheck. ---
**Author:** ![Hakuna\_Matata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@Hakuna\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hakuna_Matata)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-have-two-degrees/503246/11 "2009-07-16T19:00:16Z")
Me: Associate in Architectural Technology Bachelor in Psychology Masters in Architecture Architect for last 30 years My wife who also posts here occasionaly (Bin-Gay) has a Bachelor in Animal Sciences Masters in Community Development works for the government ---
**Author:** ![ashman165](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e8cbc/32.png) [@ashman165](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ashman165)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-have-two-degrees/503246/12 "2009-07-16T19:04:27Z")
I have several degrees, both graduate and undergraduate. My PhDs in mathematics and logic, I think, are kind of cheating since I was able to use all of the same material for each, just with a slightly different focus. So, should I really consider that one, or two? I have two separate, and equally useful\*, pieces of paper saying as much. I actually do work in my field, when I work. I use to be a full-time professor of mathematics and logic, but started liking that less so now I only teach occasionally, and only classes which really interest me. Otherwise, I spend my time writing mathematics texts and consulting. ETA: and screwing off online; of late I’ve taken an interest into the Creation versus Evolution debate happening on YouTube, as a result of an issue arising from my work at school. \*they make for nice liners inside a notebook if anyone was curious. ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-have-two-degrees/503246/13 "2009-07-16T19:04:52Z")
BS, Statistics and Actuarial Science MBA, Corporate Finance I’m in Corp Finance ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-have-two-degrees/503246/14 "2009-07-16T19:05:34Z")
BA and JD. I practice law. Also have about 10 hours towards an MFA in technical theater. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-have-two-degrees/503246/15 "2009-07-16T19:23:06Z")
BA, Religious Studies; MPhil, PhD, Sociology of Relgion. Left academia more than 20 years ago. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-have-two-degrees/503246/16 "2009-07-16T19:54:09Z")
BS Mechanical Engineering MS Mechanical Engineering ---
**Author:** ![Gam\_Zeh\_Yaavor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3e96dc/32.png) [@Gam\_Zeh\_Yaavor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gam_Zeh_Yaavor)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-have-two-degrees/503246/17 "2009-07-16T19:58:30Z")
> [@Gam\_Zeh\_Yaavor](#): > > BA Archaeology, BA Classical Civilization. If people are adding graduate degrees as well, I’ll tack on: MS, Environmental Archaeology ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-have-two-degrees/503246/18 "2009-07-16T19:59:51Z")
Three, BS, MS, PhD, from three different universities. My daughter has two BAs, one on economics and one in psychology, and actually switched from an Economics graduate program to a Psychology one. She’s working in Behavioral Economics, so both are equally relevant. ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-have-two-degrees/503246/19 "2009-07-16T20:07:35Z")
B.S. in zoology M.S. in marine biology I have a career in environmental analysis and compliance for a federal government agency ---
**Author:** ![kiz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7feea3/32.png) [@kiz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kiz)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2009, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-have-two-degrees/503246/20 "2009-07-16T20:09:12Z")
AA degree in Liberal Arts BA in Creative Arts (interdisciplinary major) M.Ed in middle school education Does my certificate from culinary school count? I haven’t been inside a classroom for over 20 years. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-have-two-degrees/503246.md?page=2)