Difference between a bachelor of arts degree and a bachelor of science degree?

I am considering a Graphic Design degree, currently shopping 2 private schools. One offers a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Graphic Design, the other offers a Bachelors of Science in Graphic Design. What's the difference?

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The best way to answer this question is to get information from those schools: what do the BA people do after graduation? What do the BS people do after graduation? What kinds of jobs do each get? Depending on the program the BA may be received by employers in a fashion similar to the BS from another school. Asking your schools may help you decide which to go to, and it will clarify what each school means by that degree. Both schools should have some advisors or directors of undergraduate studies that you can ask these questions. Asking them directly will give you the most accurate information for your schools, and it will eliminate any generalized answers or bias from Yahoos online. My best advice: ask the experts. Good luck!
A B. Sc. is more technical, and more based on the actual background of the subjects, a B. A. is in a way more studio based, and practical
A BA does not lead directly to a job. A BS is more technical and is more likely to lead to a job. But is is more difficult
Many people think one is "better" than the other or that it's all about the subject you study or etc. They're wrong. It's really not all that complicated. A Bachelor of Arts is an academic degree that requires nearly all of the coursework be completed in the liberal arts fields. The major is almost always a liberal arts field of study. math and physics are, for example, liberal arts as are English, history, sociology, etc. A Bachelor of Fine Arts is not a Bachelor of Arts. A Bachelor of Science is an academic degree that requires about half of the coursework be completed in the liberal arts and that the other half be either in the liberal arts or applied sciences. engineering, business, education, etc. are applied sciences A Bachelor of Fine Arts is a professional degree that requires about 1 / 4 of the coursework be done in the liberal arts general education and the remainder in the major which will be one of the fine arts. This is the same pattern expected of a Bachelor of Music. A Bachelor of Subject is a professional degree that requires about 1 / 4 of the coursework be done in the liberal arts and the remainder in the major which will be Subject. The Bachelor of Education and Bachelor of Business Administration are examples. None of this is about the subject; you can get a BA in Biology and a BS in Music. Since Graphic Design is not a liberal art, you probably can not get a BA in Graphic Design. You could get a BA in Art with a concentration in Graphic Design. Graphic Design is a Fine Art though so a BFA is more than reasonable. Look at the degree requirements of the two and see if it doesn't come down to this: The core / general education of the BFA is about 30 hours whereas the core / general education of the BS is about 50 - 60 hours. The major concentration corses of the BFA is about 90 hours whereas the major concentration courses of the BS is about 60 hours. Employers will not care either way. They care whether you learned anything. Grad schools may prefer the BS since it will include more general education

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