What degree is more valuable; a B.A. or a B.F.A?

Question

I am looking at colleges and I would like know what the difference between a B.A. and a B.F.A.?

I want to be an illustrator and I noticed some colleges offer both B.F.A and B.A. and they looked like the same requirements so I just wanted to know which degree would be of more value to me when I graduate and start looking for a job.

Answer 1

B.A stands for Bachelor of Arts, and B.F.A stands for Bachelor of Fine Arts. A B.A. is a liberal arts degree and a B.F.A. is a fine art degree... lots of help, right? What that means is the subject will define what degree you get, not the school or amount of study or anything else. You get a B.A. in history or psychology or education or ecomomics or something like that... you get A BFA in painting or dance or theater or music. The value is in what you learn and how well you do in the program... a BA might be more easily employed... a BFA might become a starving artist. But if you are excellent in what you choose, you'll be sucessful in either.

Answer 2

Different degrees, both undergraduate from college. One is a Bachelors of Arts, and you could major in anything from history to economics, from sociology to physical education. The other is a Bachelor of Fine Arts, and is used for true "artists" in the sense of the word, painters, architects, designers, photographers, filmmakers. Depends on what you want to do, and how you define "value."

Answer 3

I believe a BA is a Bachelor of Art and a BFA is a music Bachelor. I think the last is the more valuable but it all depends on what you want to do.