What is a Doctorate Degree?
A Doctorate is the highest possible academic degree; if you’re a doctor of something, you’re an expert at it, and that’s that. Students who obtain this degree are generally considered to be equal in educational attainment to the university faculty under which they studied. There are three types of Doctorate degrees: • Research • Terminal/Professional • Honorary Research Doctorates are usually awarded in recognition of academic research and most often lead to university careers. Professional Doctorates are bequeathed at the completion of a Doctorate program for non-academic disciplines, such as the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or legal Doctorate (Juris Doctor, J.D.), and honorary Doctorates are awarded for a substantial contribution to a field and do not follow completion of a specific program. Read below to find descriptions of possible careers following completion of Doctorate degree programs. Postsecondary Teachers Most teaching jobs at 4-year colleges require a completed Doctorate degr
