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Originally Posted by DeezNutz
Is engineering considered a "professional" degree? If not, linking it with law and medicine is tenuous at best.
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IMO, a professional degree is a college degree which allows you to work in a particular profession that is not open to others without this degree.
In this definition, yes, an Engineering degree is a professional degree. You can't go be an engineer without the required education, just like you can't be a lawyer or a doctor without the required education. While a graduate engineering degree may not be required, IMO, engineering is one of, if not the most, strenuous undergraduate degrees. Further, engineering graduates have the option (and for some fields it's a requirement) to post-graduation obtain a 'Professional Engineer' license.