Top 10 Associate Degrees

What's happening, guys? It's Shane here, and today I have a very special video for you

We are going to be talking about the best associate level majors and associate degrees

And this is a highly requested topic. These videos always do really well because a lot of people are

interested in going to college, but they don't necessarily want to go for four years

especially since you can get an associate's degree at a community college and you don't necessarily have to pay those higher prices to go to a state university or a private university

And also because bachelor degrees, let's be honest, a lot of the time do take more than

four years. So on this list, I'm going to be going over all different types of degrees

So pretty much no matter what you're interested in, you'll likely see a degree that's somewhat

related to that on this list. And we're going to jump right into that right after you know what to

do. Gently tap the like button. Let's go for, I don't know, two thousand five hundred and sixty

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already so that you never miss out on a video. All right. So number 10 on this list is going to be

industrial design. Now, this one is going to be for people who are interested in more artistic

related degrees. So basically, industrial design is where you're going to be drawing up different

designs for products that are going to go to mass market. And these are going to be the types of

products that have to be mass produced. So they do have to be relatively practical and simple

So you're going to be seeing a lot of simple, sleek and ergonomic designs that can be mass

produced. Now, with this one, you can start off making about forty seven thousand dollars a year

and mid career pay is eighty one thousand. It does have a 46 percent meaning score according to pay

scale. So that's not that great. But yeah, this one did make it on the list because the statistics

are pretty good. And I wanted to include one for people who are interested in art degrees

Number nine is going to be a business degree, and that is going to be management information

systems. So if I was to explain management information systems in just a few words

it's basically about 40 percent business, 30 percent computer science and 30 percent

I.T.. So it's a really good combination of business skill set mixed with technology skills

And even at the associate level, you see that this one is relatively good. So for instance

you're going to start off making about forty seven thousand dollars a year and mid career

pay is eighty one thousand. This is also an extremely flexible degree. There's so many

different things that you can do because you're basically combining two of the most valuable and

most important skills together. Think about it. Just about every company out there, of course

needs people who are good at business, but they also need people who are good at technology

And it's very rare to find somebody who is good at both. Now, this one is technically a business

degree, but I would also say that it's relatively easy compared to, like, say, an engineering degree

or a physics degree. So that's a question I get all the time is, you know, engineering physics

way too hard for me. What's a good degree that is a little bit easier? And this is definitely one of

my top recommendations. Now, if you look at the meeting score on PayScale.com, it's 48 percent

again. Not that great. But of course, that depends on what career path you go down and a bunch of

other things. Number eight on the list is going to be occupational health and safety. And this is

going to be a public health related degree that is going to teach you how to keep the workplace

as safe as possible. You know, a lot of people don't know this, but back in the 1800s in the

United States, children were working and oftentimes dying in factories. The working conditions were

extremely dangerous. And of course, things have gotten a lot better these days. But this is just

a career that makes sure things are as safe as possible. So things like making sure that the air

quality is clean and making sure that the building isn't going to collapse. Also, this one has a 72

percent meeting score, which is fantastic. So that is an indicator that you are likely to be more

happy in the long run if you choose this career path in this degree. Next one on the list, number

seven is going to be information technology management. So you're basically going to be

managing information that is stored on networks as well as computers. So you will be somebody who

consults with people if they have some type of issue or error with your computer. You'll be

installing different programs. You'll be updating computers, making sure you have the latest cutting

edge technology. You'll likely be researching and recommending different technology products to the company, both hardware and software that fit their specific needs. And with this one

you'll start off making about forty five thousand dollars a year and eighty thousand in mid career

pay. So, yeah, can be really good for the right person. You want to be somebody who's really tech

savvy. You love computers. You're just interested in that stuff in general. Number six on the list

is going to be a health related degree, and that's going to be diagnostic medical ultrasound. This is

also known as medical sonography. Now, what everybody thinks of when you say ultrasound

or sonography is being able to see a baby when they're still inside of the mother. And that is

one of the things you learn if you become a sonographer. But there's actually a lot of other

types of sonography. So, for instance, vascular sonography is used to identify different blockages

or clots within the arteries and veins. And with this one, you can expect to make around fifty

five thousand dollars a year starting out and eighty one thousand in mid career pay. It also

has a whopping eighty eight percent meaning score. And this is something you see in a lot of health

related degrees, health related careers where people really do think that they're making an

impact in the world. And that does tend to suggest that it's going to affect your happiness in the

long run. So you're going to be more satisfied, more happy with your career in the long run

Most likely, you still want to do your research on it, make sure it's something you're interested

in and you're the right type of person for the job. Number five on the list is going to be

project management. And this is going to be another business related associate degree

So project management is basically where somebody has a plan in order to use a company's resources

to figure out how to move a project forward on time. So the three big things you're dealing

with here are going to be budget, time and then the completion of the project itself

This is going to involve working with different departments, different people, as well as different personalities. And with this one, you can expect to make around fifty

thousand dollars a year starting out and eighty five thousand in mid career pay. And the meeting

score for this one is a little bit better than some of the other business ones. It's about fifty

two percent. Number four on the list is going to be electrical and computer engineering. So this one

is pretty self-explanatory. You're going to be working with computers, probably designing them

and you'll be specifically focusing on the hardware side of things, probably about 80 percent

but also a little bit on the software as well. With this one, you can expect to make about forty

seven thousand dollars a year starting out and eighty seven thousand in mid career pay. It also

has a fifty eight percent meaning score. So pretty good. Next one on the list. Number three is going

to be instrumentation technology. So this is another technology related degree. And this is

one where you're basically going to be working on designing, maintaining, installing and inspecting

different types of instruments that you would find in a company. And many companies, of course

rely on instruments in order to get the daily tasks done. So one really obvious example of this

would be somebody who checks the instruments that you use in flights. And as you can imagine

there is a lot of different instruments on an airplane and you want them to be as accurate as

possible. So with this one, you'd start off making about fifty one thousand dollars a year and mid

career pay is ninety thousand. It also has a fifty nine percent meaning score, which is relatively

good. Next one on the list. Number two is going to be radiation therapy. And this is basically going

to be the treatment of diseases. The most common one, of course, being cancer using X-ray technology

So in radiation therapy, you'll be doing a lot of different things. You will, of course, be

interacting with the patients. You'll be assisting the doctor like checking the charts. You'll also

be handling a lot of the scheduling. And any time a machine has an issue, you will be troubleshooting

that issue. Now, with this one, you'll start off making about sixty five thousand dollars a year

and ninety five thousand in mid career pay. Absolutely bonkers. That is incredible for what

is basically an associate level degree. And on top of that, this one has a ridiculous

ninety two percent meaning score, which you see a lot when it comes to health related degrees

So, yeah, it can be great for the right person. Can be a very stressful job. Health tends to be

very busy, pretty stressful. You see people on their worst days, but for the right type of

personality, this can be a fantastic choice. And number one on the list. No surprise here at all

Probably the most valuable skill set you can learn, whether it's teaching yourself or getting

a doctorate, computer science and mathematics. I've talked about this one extensively on this

channel. It's almost like a meme at this point. It's number one in many different categories

So, yeah, forty five thousand dollars a year starting off hundred and six thousand in mid

career pay does have a forty nine percent meaning score. So make sure you're interested

in computer science and mathematics before going into this. Don't go into it if you hate it

I think that kind of goes with everything on this channel. Make sure you're actually interested in it. Don't go into something just for the money. But yeah, I hope you enjoyed the video

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