major and salary

[DocHollywood745]

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Hi everyone,

I was on Pay Scale the other day, killing time during lunch, and I noticed that there are some differences with major and salary, though I'm not a shallow person, human nature does incline people to look at what would give them the biggest benefit(s)

For the four year of undergrad school before one can finally go to med school, does major matter then, if so, what is best to major in? I'm looking at neurosurgery, and I was wondering what would be best to major in for it, which would be the most useful, and which one(s) can raise your salary or keep it lower?

level of education. For us prospective students of the medical field, what level of education is needed? Undergrad provides a bachelor's degree, can one pursue a masters while in med school? Is a doctorate necessary? also, how can this influence salary?

Thanks for any info

 

[aSagacious]

A - Your undergraduate major has absolutely no bearing on your future salary.
B - All medical school graduates earn the same professional doctoral degree.
C - The only variation in medical training is post-graduation, ie residencies and fellowships. These largely dictate your earning potential (as well as work environment: hospital setting, private practice, academia, private sector research, etc).

... you're going to hear this a million times on the way up and hopefully it'll stick at least once before you make a poor decision: DO NOT choose your specialty based on expected salary, you will be a miserable person for it in the long run.

 

[DocHollywood745]

A - Your undergraduate major has absolutely no bearing on your future salary.
B - All medical school graduates earn the same professional doctoral degree.
C - The only variation in medical training is post-graduation, ie residencies and fellowships. These largely dictate your earning potential (as well as work environment: hospital setting, private practice, academia, private sector research, etc).

... you're going to hear this a million times on the way up and hopefully it'll stick at least once before you make a poor decision: DO NOT choose your specialty based on expected salary, you will be a miserable person for it in the long run.

Thanks for the break down! I've heard that a lot, and I'm glad that I have decided on a speciality based on how interesting I find the brain, and how interning the surgery is on it, along with multiple other factors.

Thanks again