Find the Right Fit

Choosing the right bachelor’s degree is an important part of planning your career. Understanding which degree aligns best with your goals helps you reach your fullest potential, while avoiding investing time and money in a degree you don’t enjoy. This article will explain what makes an agribusiness degree different from traditional business and agricultural science degrees, and how to know which one is the best fit for you.

Not all careers in recreation management look the same, and that's where choosing a specialization can make a big difference. At BYU-Idaho, students get to shape their degree towards a career they want. If you’re more interested in helping a community, or working in a commercial space, or even being outdoors, then these specializations can help you go farther in your career.

Plenty of students want a career in healthcare, but if you want a practical, hands-on job, you might want to consider physical therapy. In physical therapy, you can work as a physical therapist (PT) or a physical therapist assistant (PTA).

Choosing a career in healthcare means making a big impact on individual lives. Physical therapy especially helps people move, recover, and live independently after serious injury or illness. This could be the right field for you, and if you’re interested in a fast track into a career in physical therapy, then consider becoming a physical therapist assistant (PTA). It allows you to make a direct difference in the lives of your patients, and it usually only takes two years to finish your education.

If you've ever wondered what it looks like to help someone rebuild their life after an injury or illness, physical and occupational therapy might be worth exploring.

Both programs explore human movement and the effects of physical activity, but they prepare students for different goals:

An Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences degree gives you a solid foundation in fitness, movement, and health.

Are you looking for a great pre-med degree? There’s a lot of great options out there, but if you’re looking for a strong foundation in medical knowledge and helpful skills in an adjacent field, then you should consider public health science.

Public health can help improve the health of communities, but not all public health degrees give you the same experience. At BYU-Idaho, the two emphases under the Bachelor of Science in Public Health are Health Science and Health Education and Promotion.

Whether you work in a factory with large equipment or in an office building with a lot of people, employees deserve to feel safe and healthy in your workplace. The disciplines of occupational safety and occupational health is an important part of that. They usually come hand in hand, but they protect workers in different ways.

Not all healthcare happens at a patient’s bedside. Some of the most important decisions are made in offices, boardrooms, and planning meetings. This is the world of healthcare administration, and if you’re interested in making hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes run better, this could be the right major for you.

Did you know electives can really impact your college career? Choosing the right ones as a healthcare administration major can feel daunting, but it’s the best way to shape your college experience and your future career. Electives let you go beyond the core requirements in your major and explore topics that match your interests and skills. This could be public health, business, or even data science.