Are American degrees worthless in foreign countries?

Answer 1

No, not at all. In fact, in many foreign countries, they are highly valued. In some cases, a country will only allow their best students to attend university in the US (usually grad school, although some undergrad students are sometimes allowed), and they will fully fund the studies of those students - the US college education is valued that highly.

Some of my foreign friends have even told me that it doesn't matter which US university they attend, so long as they attend a US university. Attending school in the US at that level is seen as a major plus by employers in their country.

Of course, there are certain fields where a US dipolma has more impact than others: engineering, business, computer science, polymer science, nuclear science, medical, and other techie/businessy/sciency fields.

In general, when I look at any ranking of the top 100 universities in the world, in most fields the majority of the top universities are in the US. There are great ones in Europe, and in Asia, and etc., but the majority of the best ranked schools are in the US.

Answer 2

No, but they are not recognized until the government department of education or one of the recognized universities of the country checks the transcripts and the like and finds that the studies in the US are about the same as in the country is question.

It is a bother and a bunch of red tape, but we've got to keep the burrocrats happy!

Answer 3

I'd say often it's just the opposite, or why else would so many students come from other countries to study in the U.S.?

Answer 4

I'm not sure, it depends on where you work and what you do

Answer 5

no some have no value. many are accepted.