Advantages of Receiving a Dual Degree

A double degree program, sometimes called a conjoint degree, dual degree, or simultaneous degree program, involves a student working for two different university degrees in parallel, either at the same institution or at different institutions (sometimes in different countries), completing them in less time than it would take to earn them separately. (Wikipedia)

• Dual degrees equip students with strong content knowledge and pedagogical knowledge and skills necessary to become highly qualified and effective teachers.
• Dual degrees offer more diversity in learning in different settings.
• Dual degrees are more cost effective.
• Dual degrees enhance overall quality of education.
• Dual degrees allow students to be more marketable in specific career fields.
• By earning two complementary degrees in two different majors, students gain access to two networks of contacts and colleagues and exposure to two sets of potential employers.
• Pursuing a dual degree is faster and less expensive than pursuing two separate degrees sequentially.
• Dual degrees allow students to tailor their educational experience to their specific career objectives.
• Dual degrees provide the ability to assume leadership roles in nontraditional Education/STEM careers.
• Having a dual degree causes a student to have increased job options due to specialization in two fields instead of one.
• Dual degrees offer greater leverage when negotiating for salary and promotions.
• Dual degrees invoke more educational options than ever before.
• Dual degrees allow students to explore careers in two different fields.
• A dual degree can show that a job candidate is dedicated, driven, and smart.
• Having a dual degree is proof of intellectual curiosity.
• Since dual-degree programs are rigorous, a dual degree may be indicative of a student's high academic caliber.
• Recruiters often view double degrees as an advantage or benefit.
• Dual degrees are a quicker way to learn two areas than adding the second one later on. If a student complete two degrees separately, it can take longer because there's no crossover, no crediting in one program for work they’ve done in another.
• Dual degrees allow students to do any number of things, either independently within each discipline or by combining the two in some synergistic way.