Biology or psychology which degree would be more lucrative ?

[SunshinDay]

Any ideas ?

I just checked, for Glasgow University it's Biology or Chemistry, so you don't need Chemistry. I'd highly recommend Glasgow, OP. Had an awesome time there. And they still do work placement that I did 20 years ago, which converts BSc into an MSci. So even the undergraduate is a type of Masters.

I’d get her to look at medical/life science or pharmacy type degrees and then she can go into Big Pharma. She’ll probably also need an MSc. but pharma is where the money is. Psychology is a good degree to have and is good for grad schemes/business/marketing and lots of other careers, but she’s unlikely to make a lot of money as a psychologist,

I did both subjects at A level and then trained to be a nurse. Both these subjects are very relevant in healthcare. Has she thought about degree courses in healthcare?

@pontivex Ah. I thought employers mostly paid for them otherwise it is a huge financial risk. With the barristers loads don’t get pupilage after the outlay.

Nope I paid for it myself as I didn’t get a TC before I started. Most I was in the PT LPC with were self funded and never ended up with a TC. Yes was a definite financial risk but the DClinPsych was proving to be an impossibility.
As it turns out my now career is a perfect blend of psychology and law (and is pretty lucrative)

@pontivex The same for law though, as you describe. Nothing is easy to access.

What does she enjoy? I have an undergraduate degree, master’s and a PhD in the health sciences and my Dh who works in a trade (albeit he owns the company) makes about 3x what I make. 🤷🏻‍♀️ I’m retraining in my 40s to do something I would enjoy more.

You only make money doing something you stick with long enough to get senior enough. If you hate your job and burn out, then what’s the point?