Health Degree Tier List
Summary
TLDRIn this annual tier list video, Shane reviews various health-related degrees, from associate to doctoral levels, assessing their demand, pay, and overall value. Degrees like Doctor of Nursing Practice and Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine are highlighted, with insights on their potential despite some not living up to the high standards set by other health degrees. The video also covers less conventional paths like health business degrees and emphasizes the importance of job satisfaction and future prospects in career choices.
Takeaways
- 😀 The video discusses the 'Health Degree Tier List for 2022', evaluating various health-related degrees from associate to doctoral levels.
- 📚 Shane includes degrees that were suggested by viewers in a previous video, emphasizing the importance of community feedback.
- 🏥 Health-related business degrees, such as hospital administration, are placed in the C-tier due to moderate demand and pay, despite not being the primary path to healthcare management roles.
- 👩⚕️ The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) is a step above a Master's in nursing, offering more medical training but not significantly higher pay compared to a Master's level nurse practitioner.
- 👞 The Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM) is a B-tier degree, offering decent pay and good demand for foot care specialists.
- 🩺 The Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) is similar to an M.D. but may be slightly less respected and pays less, though it's easier to get into an osteopathic school.
- 🦷 Dental Assistant is a D-tier degree with decent pay for an associate degree but less demand compared to other health degrees.
- 🦷♀️ Dental Hygienist is an A-tier degree with high pay and good demand for a two to three-year degree.
- 👩⚕️ Medical Doctors (M.D.) are in the A-tier, with the highest pay but require a significant commitment of up to 18 years of education and training.
- 👩⚕️ Registered Nurses have a flexible career path, with increasing pay and responsibilities as they pursue higher levels of education, from associate to doctoral degrees.
- 💊 Pharmacists, despite market saturation, remain a high-paying profession, placed in the high B-tier, with potential for changes due to regulatory shifts.
- 🧑⚕️ Physician Assistants, now known as Physician Associates, are in the A-tier, with high pay, demand, and job satisfaction, making them a top choice for healthcare careers.
Q & A
What is the purpose of the video?
-The purpose of the video is to discuss the annual health degree tier list for 2022, evaluating various health-related degrees from associate to doctoral levels.
Why did the speaker include certain degrees that were suggested in the last video?
-The speaker included certain degrees that were suggested in the last video to address the viewers' interests and to ensure a comprehensive tier list.
What is the general opinion about health-related business degrees at the bachelor level, such as hospital administration?
-The speaker considers health-related business degrees at the bachelor level to be of moderate value, with okay payment and not a great amount of demand, often being overshadowed by those who have actual healthcare experience.
What is the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) and how does it compare to a Master's level nurse practitioner?
-The DNP is a doctorate-level degree for nurse practitioners, offering more medical training than a Master's level degree. However, the speaker suggests that the extra training may not significantly increase earnings compared to a Master's level nurse practitioner.
What is the Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM) and what career does it lead to?
-The Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM) is a doctoral degree that leads to a career as a podiatrist, a doctor who specializes in the treatment and care of the feet.
Why is the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) considered to be slightly less respected than a Medical Doctor (MD)?
-The DO is considered slightly less respected than an MD due to historical perceptions, despite the fact that they are very similar and are expected to merge into a single track within the next five to ten years.
What are the career prospects for someone with an associate degree in Dental Assisting?
-Dental Assisting is an associate or two-year degree with decent earning potential but limited demand, placing it in the D-tier according to the speaker.
Why is the Dental Hygienist profession considered a good career choice?
-Dental Hygienist is considered a good career choice due to high earning potential, with an average salary of $70,000 to $80,000 a year, and a decent amount of demand.
What are the financial considerations for pursuing a Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) or Dental degree?
-Pursuing a Dental degree requires a significant financial commitment, including potential student loan debt and possibly a business loan for starting a practice, with a long payback period into one's mid to late 30s.
What is the potential earning for a Diagnostic Medical Sonographer?
-A Diagnostic Medical Sonographer, with an associate degree, can expect to earn around seventy thousand dollars a year or more.
Why is the career of Dietetics and Nutritionists considered less favorable in terms of statistics?
-The career of Dietetics and Nutritionists is considered less favorable due to less impressive statistics compared to other health-related degrees, leading to its placement in the D-tier.
What is the general outlook for a Medical Doctor (MD) in terms of earning potential and commitment?
-A Medical Doctor (MD) has the highest earning potential on the list but also requires the most commitment, with potentially up to 18 years of schooling and training before achieving full pay.
What are the advantages of being a Nurse Practitioner with a Master's in Science in Nursing (MSN)?
-A Nurse Practitioner with an MSN can prescribe and diagnose like a doctor, has worldwide recognition, and enjoys high job satisfaction and earning potential.
How does the speaker view the career of Occupational Therapy compared to Physical Therapy?
-The speaker views both Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy as having high job satisfaction and decent earning potential, but with less impressive statistics compared to other health degrees, placing them in the A-tier.
What is the difference between an Occupational Therapy Assistant and a Physical Therapy Assistant?
-An Occupational Therapy Assistant helps occupational therapists, while a Physical Therapy Assistant assists physical therapists. The speaker rates the Occupational Therapy Assistant higher due to better statistics.
Why is the Optician profession considered less favorable in terms of statistics?
-The Optician profession, which involves basic eye care and typically requires an associate degree or certificate, is considered less favorable due to less impressive statistics compared to other health-related degrees.
What are the current trends affecting the Pharmacy profession and its future outlook?
-The Pharmacy profession is currently facing saturation due to an increase in pharmacy schools, but there is potential for growth if provider status is granted and regulation boards crack down on school numbers, leading to uncertainty in the future.
What are the advantages of being a Physician Assistant (also known as Physician Associate)?
-A Physician Assistant enjoys high earning potential, strong demand, the ability to prescribe and diagnose under supervision, and very high job satisfaction.
What is the earning potential for a Radiation Therapist?
-A Radiation Therapist, with an associate degree, can expect to earn well over eighty thousand dollars a year, with decent demand for the profession.
What is the speaker's view on the Radiologic or MRI Technologist profession?
-The speaker views the Radiologic or MRI Technologist profession as having decent but not outstanding statistics, placing it in the C-tier.
Outlines
📚 Introduction to Health Degree Tier List 2022
Shane introduces the annual health degree tier list for 2022, covering degrees from associate to doctoral levels. He acknowledges feedback from the audience to include more careers and degrees, encourages viewers to comment on missing degrees, and sets a goal for likes on the video. The first degree discussed is a bachelor's in health-related business, such as hospital administration, which is placed in the C-tier due to moderate demand and pay, despite its potential as a double major option.
🏥 Advanced Nursing and Podiatry Degrees
The script moves on to discuss the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree, a step above the master's level for nurse practitioners, placed in the A-tier for its additional medical training, though it may not significantly increase earnings over a master's degree. The Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM) is introduced as a B-tier degree for podiatrists, with decent pay and demand but not exceptionally high. The Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O) is compared to the Medical Doctor (M.D), with D.Os making slightly less and being slightly less respected, earning it an A-tier placement.
🦷 Dental Degrees and Assistant Roles
The summary covers dental assistant and dental hygienist degrees, with the former being a D-tier associate degree with decent pay but low demand, and the latter an A-tier degree for its high pay and demand despite the time commitment. The dental degree itself is an A-tier doctoral degree with high earnings but requires significant schooling and potential debt. Diagnostic medical sonographer degrees are also A-tier, offering good pay for an associate degree.
🍎 Dietetics, General Health Degrees, and Medical Careers
Dietetics and nutritionist careers are discussed as having poor statistics, leading to a D-tier placement. A general health and wellness degree is given an F-tier rating due to unfavorable statistics compared to other health degrees. Medical doctors (M.Ds) are highlighted for their high earnings and commitment, earning an S-tier status. The versatility of nursing careers, from associate to doctoral degrees, is praised, with the master's level nurse practitioner degree receiving an S-tier rating for its global recognition and high earnings.
🏋️♂️ Physical and Occupational Therapy Degrees
Occupational therapy is compared to physical therapy, with the former being a master's level degree and the latter trending towards a doctoral degree. Both have high job satisfaction but are placed in the A-tier due to less impressive statistics. The differences in their focus—occupational therapy on activity performance and physical therapy on strength—are noted. Assistant roles for both are discussed, with occupational therapy assistants receiving a B-tier rating and physical therapy assistants a C-tier due to better statistics for the former.
👓 Vision Care Degrees and Pharmacy
The script addresses optician and optometrist degrees, with the former being a C-tier associate degree for basic eye care and the latter an A-tier doctorate degree with good statistics and potential for growth due to increased screen time affecting vision. The pharmacist degree (Pharm.D) is discussed as having high pay but facing saturation and regulatory changes, earning a high B-tier status. Physician assistants are highly praised for their earnings, demand, and job satisfaction, receiving an S-tier rating.
🔌 Radiation Therapy and Radiologic Technology Degrees
Radiation therapists, with an associate degree, are highlighted for their high earnings and decent demand, earning an A-tier status. Radiologic or MRI technologists are given a C-tier rating as their statistics are not particularly impressive but not bad either. The script concludes by encouraging viewers to like, subscribe, and explore other videos for more in-depth information.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Health Degrees
💡Doctorate Level
💡Nurse Practitioner
💡Osteopathic Medicine
💡Dental Hygienist
💡Debt
💡Optometrist
💡Pharmacist
💡Physician Assistant
💡Occupational Therapy
💡Tier List
Highlights
Introduction of the health degree tier list for 2022.
Inclusion of previously omitted degrees based on audience feedback.
Discussion of health-related business degrees at the bachelor level, such as hospital administration.
Placement of health business degrees in the C tier due to moderate demand and pay.
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) as a step above the master's level nurse practitioner.
DNP's potential as a safety net with no significant pay increase over a master's level nurse practitioner.
Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM) as a B-tier degree with decent pay and demand.
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) compared to Medical Doctor (MD) with slight differences in pay and respect.
Dentist Assistant as a D-tier degree with decent pay but low demand.
Dental Hygienist as an A-tier degree with high pay and demand for the time invested.
Dentist as an A-tier degree with high pay but requires significant schooling and debt.
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer as an A-tier associate degree with high early pay.
Dietetics and Nutritionists as a D-tier degree with unimpressive statistics.
Health and Wellness general degree in the F-tier due to poor statistics compared to other health degrees.
Medical Doctor (MD) as the top-paying degree with the most commitment required.
Nurse with a bachelor's degree as an E-tier degree offering flexibility and career progression.
Master's in Nursing (MSN) as an E-tier degree with high pay and global recognition.
Occupational Therapy as an A-tier master's degree with high job satisfaction but average statistics.
Differences between Occupational Therapy Assistant and Physical Therapy Assistant with the former in B-tier and the latter in C-tier.
Optician as a C-tier associate degree with basic eye care responsibilities.
Optometrist (OD) as an A-tier doctorate with promising future demand due to increased screen time.
Pharmacist (PharmD) in high B-tier with high pay but facing market saturation and regulatory changes.
Physician Assistant (PA) as an E-tier degree with high pay, demand, and job satisfaction.
Radiation Therapists as an A-tier associate degree with high pay and decent demand.
Radiologic or MRI Technologist as a C-tier degree with average statistics.
Transcripts
what's happening it's shane here and
it's your favorite time of the year we
are doing the yearly tier lists and this
particular one is going to be the health
degree tier list for 2022. so we're
going to be going over all different
levels of health degrees from associate
level degrees to take about two to three
years or so all the way up to doctoral
level degrees that might take eight
years or even longer and i saw your
suggestions in the last video i did
where i didn't include certain careers
certain degrees that you wanted me to
and so i made sure to include the ones
that a lot of people suggested so make
sure you comment down below if you don't
see the degree that you wanted me to
talk about in this year's video and if
you haven't done it already go ahead
gently tap the like button let's set a
goal of a thousand likes on this video
and also if you haven't done it already
hit the subscribe button ring the
notification bell and let's jump right
into it guys first one on this list is
one we've never talked about before
which is health related business type
degrees at the bachelor level so
something like hospital administration
or health administration so of course i
don't have time to go over the
statistics in this video because it's a
tier list video there's way too many
that we have to go over it would be like
30 40 minutes so i'm just gonna say when
it comes to this one
not a great amount of demand uh the
payment is okay not as good as a lot of
other health related degrees though it's
also a little bit weird because a lot of
the time people who rise up to become
you know administrators managers etc in
a hospital setting are people who were
nurses and doctors and pharmacists etc
and not people who got a business degree
in health care administration because
let's be honest the people who know
healthcare the best are the people who
actually work in healthcare but with
that being said it's not a horrible
degree and it can also be a pretty good
option for you if you want to maybe
double major in that one while you're
getting a health degree so for that
reason i'm going to go ahead and put
this one into c tier next one on the
list is going to be a doctor of nursing
practice or dnp now this is basically a
nurse practitioner at the doctorate
level so i've talked about nurse
practitioner quite a few times before
that is a master's level degree this one
is one step up at the doctoral level so
very similar to nurse practitioner just
more medical training now if you're
doing this to get that extra knowledge
to get that extra training that's great
can totally be worth it for you however
generally speaking you're not going to
be making all that much more than just a
nurse practitioner at the master's level
although it may in the future kind of
move towards
more people getting their doctorate so
if you want to get it kind of as a
safety net that might be a good option
but overall i'm going to go ahead and
put this one into a tier still a very
good option but nurse practitioner on
its own is probably good enough next one
on the list is going to be a doctor of
podiatric medicine or also known as dpm
and this is what you would get in order
to become a podiatrist this is a doctor
who specializes in the treatment and
care of the feet another one that we
haven't talked about on the channel yet
and it can be a very good option
in terms of the pay at the doctoral
level it's decent not amazing and in
terms of the demand here pretty good but
also again it doesn't pop off the page
and so for that reason i'm going to go
ahead and put this one into b-tier next
one on the list is going to be a doctor
of osteopathic medicine also known as
d.o and this is very similar to a
medical doctor or an md in fact they're
actually merging these two tracks uh
here within the next five to ten years
or so so medical doctor and do will
essentially be the same thing however if
you look at the statistics do's do make
slightly less than mds so for whatever
reason they're slightly less respected
but the counteracting side to that is it
is slightly easier to get into do school
than it is to get into medical school so
there are some very slight differences
between md and do i'm not saying it
should be that way you know i'm not
saying that mds should be more respected
than does that's just kind of the way
that it is and within the next five to
ten years it might be that nobody even
notices a difference at all but with
that being said i'm going to go ahead
and put do into a tier next one on the
list is going to be dentist assistant
this is basically an associate or
two-year level degree and it's pretty
good when it comes to the stats for a
two-year degree you know you make pretty
decent money there's not a whole lot of
demand for it though so if you compare
this to like all associate's degrees
it would be relatively good but when
you're comparing it to other health
degrees that are already just really
good health degrees in general are just
good across the board i have to put this
one into d tier next one on the list is
going to be dental hygienist so this is
basically a two to three year degree as
well
except it makes way way better money
like they make 70 80 000 a year it's
incredible now there's also a decent
amount of demand for this one um for the
two to three years that it takes for you
to get into this it can be a fantastic
choice it can be a fantastic career to
go into so for that reason i'm going to
go ahead and put this one into a tier
next one on the list is going to be
dentist
this is a doctoral level degree i think
everybody is familiar with what dentists
do they make extremely good money
probably the second best out of
everybody on this list however you do
have to go to school for the full eight
years generally in order to get your
doctorate you also have to go deep into
debt it's one of those careers that
requires you to go super deep into debt
not just student loan debt but also if
you want to start your own practice
you're probably going to have to take
out like a million dollar business loan
as well
but with that being said it can be worth
it
i'm personally not a huge fan of degrees
where you have to go super super deep
into debt and you're probably not even
going to break even until you're in your
mid to late 30s but that's just me i'm
somebody who wants to enjoy my late 20s
and early 30s and i don't want to have
to be worrying about being deep into
debt but with that being said for the
right type of person this can be pretty
good i'm going to go ahead and put it
into a tier next one on the list is
going to be a diagnostic medical
sonographer this is another associate
level degree it takes about two to three
years and you can make really good money
with this one as well somewhere around
seventy thousand dollars a year plus
medical degrees medical careers some of
the only professions out there where you
can do like two years of schooling and
then you know you're gonna be making
really ridiculously good money right off
the bat so this one is going to go into
a tier next one on the list is going to
be dietetics and nutritionists really
cool career i think diet is incredibly
important unfortunately the statistics
on this one are not that great and so
for that reason i'm going to have to put
this one into d tier next one on the
list is going to be a health and
wellness general degree another one i
think it's super important but
unfortunately the statistics are very
bad especially when you compare it to
other health-related degrees so for that
reason i have to put this one into
f-tier next one is going to be a medical
doctor or md i already talked about this
one before when we went over do but yeah
they make the most money out of any
profession on this entire list it also
takes the most commitment so generally
you're gonna have four years of
undergrad four years of med school and
then a residency that lasts anywhere
from three to seven years and then on
top of that some people will end up
doing a fellowship which can last
another one to three years so you're
looking at potentially up to 18 years of
schooling and training before you start
to make the full medical doctor pay but
for the right personality this can be a
great choice and so for that reason i'm
going to go ahead and put it into a tier
next one on the list is going to be the
classic nurse this is going to be like a
bachelor level nurse great career very
flexible you can get like a two-year
nursing degree make decent money right
off the bat then you get to go back to
school after working for a few years get
a four-year nursing degree make even
more money have even more abilities and
responsibilities then if you feel like
it you can go back to school again get a
master's in nursing and now you're
making ridiculously good money and if
you feel like it you can even get more
training and get a doctorate so this one
is going to go into esteer next one on
the list is one i just spoke about which
is the masters it's also known as a
nurse practitioner at the master's level
you can prescribe diagnose just like a
doctor you don't have to be under the
supervision of a doctor and one thing
that's really cool about being a nurse
practitioner is it generally is
respected and recognized worldwide so if
you're somebody who wants to maybe go
work in england or go work in australia
there's a good chance that you will be
able to with an american nurse
practitioner degree this one is also
going to go into ester next one on the
list is going to be occupational therapy
this is usually going to be a master's
level degree now occupational therapy is
very similar to physical therapy there's
just a few key differences and i'm going
to go over that one next just so you can
kind of see them side by side but yeah
occupational therapy is more at the
master's level whereas physical therapy
is moving towards being more of a
doctoral level degree occupational
therapy and physical therapy you're both
going to be working with patients and
trying to help them get better patients
who have usually had some type of injury
with occupational therapy there's more
of an emphasis on helping patients
actually do things whereas with physical
therapy there's more of an emphasis on
helping patients strengthen their bones
muscles tendons ligaments etc but very
similar when it comes to the statistics
physical therapy is slightly better both
of these have very very high job
satisfaction um probably the highest on
this entire list and probably the
highest job satisfaction period and they
both make relatively decent money
however the statistics don't pop off the
page and so for that reason i'm going to
put both of them into a tier
next one on the list i'm also going to
be going over occupational therapy
assistant as well as physical therapy
assistant and there is a difference
between these two so again pretty
self-explanatory here you're going to be
assisting physical therapists as a
physical therapy assistant you'll be
assisting occupational therapists as an
occupational therapy assistant but with
that being said the statistics the
numbers for occupational therapy
assistant is better than physical
therapy assistant and so for that reason
i'm going to go ahead and put
occupational therapy assistant in b-tier
and physical therapy assistant into
c-tier next one on the list i'm going to
be talking about is an optician this is
one where it is basically like an
associate level degree sometimes you can
even get into it with a certificate so
this one takes around one to two years
and basically you're going to be helping
people with really basic eye care right
so things like getting their eye glasses
fitted but the numbers on this one
especially when you compare it to other
health-related degrees not that great
and so for that reason i'm going to go
ahead and put it into c-tier next one on
the list is going to be an optometrist
and they would get a doctor of optometry
degree which is od this is a doctorate
degree that is usually going to take
somewhere between six to eight years
total the numbers for this one are
pretty good but i've actually been doing
a lot of research on this lately and
because of the fact that people are
spending so much time uh right in front
of a computer screen uh basically what's
happening is people's vision is getting
worse like much faster because of the
fact that people are spending so much
time watching tv being in front of
computer screens their vision is rapidly
deteriorating so last year i think i
ranked this one a little bit lower but
actually i'm much more bullish on this
degree now after doing this research i
think the statistics are pretty good
this time but i think they're going to
be much better five to ten years from
now so for that reason i'm going to go
ahead and put optometrist into a tier
next one on the list is going to be
pharmacist this is a pharmd degree this
is a doctor of pharmacy to the degree
that i got now pharmacists have some of
the highest pays out of the entire list
i think it's maybe number three or
number four out of all the ones on this
list because of the fact that the
regulation bodies on pharmacy schools
are just letting schools pop up left and
right and churn pharmacists out you know
graduating classes of 150 or more in
many cases pharmacy has begun to get
saturated now there are certain things
that are happening in the pharmacy world
like provider status
this would open up a ridiculous amount
of jobs if this gets passed and then on
the other hand many people think that
the pharmacy regulation boards are going
to crack down on the schools very
similar to what medical schools did so
there's a lot of uncertainty in the
future in terms of what is going to
happen in the pharmacy career but with
that being said it is still very high
paying
and for that reason i'm going to go
ahead and put this one into high b tier
status next one on the list is going to
be physician assistant now known as
physician associate and this is one that
is probably my favorite on the entire
list they make really good money they
have incredible demand you can prescribe
and diagnose under the supervision of a
doctor one of those careers that has
very high job satisfaction as well a
physician associate fantastic maybe the
best on this entire list i'm going to go
ahead and put it into ester next one on
the list is going to be radiation
therapists this is kind of an associate
level degree it would usually take about
three years or so and the money here is
incredible a lot of the time they're
gonna be making well over eighty
thousand dollars a year the demand for
this one is also pretty decent so for
that reason i'm going to go ahead and
put this one into
a tier next one on the list is going to
be a radiologic or mri technologist now
this is one where the numbers really
don't pop off the board at you but it's
also not horrible so for that reason i'm
going to go ahead and put it into c tier
in other videos i go much more in depth
on these of course um you know so
definitely check those out but if you
haven't done it already go ahead gently
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them just for you and i will see you
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