College Degree Difficulty Tier List (Most Difficult Majors Ranked)

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So… What degree is the hardest? (comment down below your guesses before watching the video)

This video is going to be all about determining which college majors are the hardest. The hardest college majors is a topic that many people debate and they can get somewhat heated about it too, especially triggered engineers lol.

Just kidding ;)

But yeah today we’re going to be going over the hardest degrees in the world, I’ll be going over common college majors and ranking them from S tier for the hardest to F tier for the easiest.

If you don’t see your degree on there, that’s because it’s not worthy. Just kidding, it’s because I want to keep this video at a decent length.

Enjoy!
~Shane

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[richardhu]

Dude, mathematics should be in S+. You have no idea how hard it actually is. All the hard parts of all engineering fields come from ideas in math, and a math major is required to prove those ideas in the most rigorous way. Complex analysis, graph theory, and mathematical statistics can destroy most people who have thought math is easy for their entire life.

[Juxtaroberto]

I have a bachelor's and master's in physics, currently working on my PhD in theoretical high energy physics and I think math needs to be S tier. Especially considering courses like real analysis, topology, and algebra are quite abstract and are something that as a formally trained physicist, I would carefully consider before taking, even now.

[nihilisticboi]

Majoring in mathematics is almost as hard (if not harder) as physics. Mathematics should be S+ tier.

[TheRiverNyle]

I’m double majoring in CS and Math, and lemme tell you, I expected this degree to be a lot easier than it actually turned out to be. Generally, the first semester of CS tends to be easier with just a programming course, but as soon as second semester hits with Theory of Computation courses, CS students get a reality check

[killitboi]

Mathematics not being in S tier is one of the most insane things I’ve ever seen on this channel. I normally agree with what you say but that is just absurd. Mathematics could easily be in its own tier, especially pure mathematics which is in a completely different league to any physics or engineering degree.

[wickz]

I double majored in physics and pure math and in my opinion, math is definitely S tier. From my experience, lower level math like differential equations, multivariable calculus, linear algebra, etc. are easier than physics courses, but upper division pure math like topology, differential geometry, analysis, abstract algebra, etc. are probably the hardest classes a university offers.

[swarley]

You’re definitely underestimating mathematics. Remember that a lot of the difficulty in STEM subjects come from the mathematics. But when you’re exclusively studying mathematics as a major, then it is going to get extremely difficult and abstract.

[craigenglish]

Point of note: at my university, Biomedical Engineering is considered the hardest, most competitive majors. Since it is so competitive, there is a rigorous process to even be accepted into the major (essentially requiring straight A's in the first 1-2 years of college, especially in the first 8 physics credits, calc 1-3, 8 chemistry credits, and biology. Additionally, an essay is required that is highly scrutinized. I know multiple people with 4.0 GPA's as sophomores who were rejected.) The rigorous acceptance process likely reduces the number of drop outs significantly.

[JuanJimenez-ptdn]

Would not mind seeing a longer more detailed version of this + more obscure majors like Mortuary science.

[michaeldillman]

Difficulty is so subjective. I have students majoring in STEM fields that find writing/research/presenting extremely difficult. For them, the list would look totally different.

[Potato-mkdd]

I’m doing a Cybersecurity and Comp-sci major with a dual major of math and Computer networking and secure software development… the breakdown of encryption and security boggles my mind. My professors are all insanely smart and still consistently learn new things. The fact that we have to constantly learn and adapt to new technologies is pretty crazy. I would say that’s near S tier if not very low S tier.

[shawnnicholson]

The difficulty level can depend on the program at your school. I attended two different universities for the same major and one was definitely harder than the other.

[bourbon]

If Physics is in S tier then Maths should be as well.

[liszt]

I think it is a huge disrespect to put mathematics in A tier. Mathematics is definitely one of the hardest major of all time, arguably the most difficult major (along with physics and statistics). Please do more thorough research and modify ur tier list if possible. Thanks

[WiiNunchuck]

I think that a ‘40 minute video’ is what this type of topic needs. The elaboration is helpful and necessary in my opinion, as i felt that this was just missing something. Nice work regardless.

[ALifeofPeculiarity]

I wouldn’t say a Music degree is easy at all. The level of knowledge needed prior to beginning this degree is often incomparable to those starting other fields. For instance, an individual studying Cello Performance in undergraduate likely practiced and took lessons for over 10 years prior to starting college. You can’t just become a Music Performance major on a whim. Something to take into account…

[scitails]

The issue with degrees like art, dance, music, etc. is that they often require an extra level of qualification that you might simply be unable to achieve regardless of your effort. For example, I have a sister that got into a college with a very good art program. Despite the fact that she has been dedicated to art since at least early high school (spends most of her free time improving at it) and is very talented IMO, she still couldn't qualify for the degree after taking the prerequisites. The people who get into the degree at her school are apparently already at a graduate level of talent relative to other school's programs, which kinda makes you wonder why they need much education at all, but does keep the program as a well-known one for placing so well. I feel like we shouldn't neglect the difficulty in qualifying for artistic degrees, because with other competitive degrees, regardless of difficulty, you can just ace a few freshman classes and get in as long as you work hard enough in your courses.

[MrLethalShots]

As a masters student in theoretical physics, you grossly underestimate how difficult mathematics is as a university subject. I went into physics _because_ of how difficult a math degree is. We have to take 1 course from the mathematics department as part of our degree and it's the one everyone fears the most. (note I am also referring to pure math here)

[asdfasdfuhf]

My only question is what qualifies this random dude on youtube to rank college degrees by difficulty?

Chances are he has not attempted most of these