Have you completed high school education this year? Are you searching for the list of best courses to study after completing high school? Do you want to pursue a job-oriented course after high school, which will help you find a decent job after college? If yes, this post will be of help to you. Here, I’ve compiled a list of some of the best, job-oriented & highly-rated courses to do after completing high school education.

High school: The last stage of a student’s school-life

High school forms the last stage of a student’s school-life. Usually, 12^th grade is what’s known as the last stage of a student’s school-life. After completing high school, a student will leave his/her school for higher studies.

After completing high school, most of the students go for college education. Some of them go for trade school education/training, some of them go for Bachelor’s Degree, some others go for an Associate Degree, some students apply for diploma programs, some of them pursue certificate programs, some of them go for professional qualifications. In short, students have access to different types of degrees & courses after completing high school education.

Let us take a look at some of the prominent courses, degrees & programs after high school. Here they are –

Different types of courses, degrees & programs after completing high school education

Here are some of the prominent courses, degrees, academic programs & training programs available in front of high school pass-outs –

• Certificate courses
• Trade schools or training programs
• Diploma courses
• Associate Degree courses
• Bachelor’s Degree courses
• Integrated Degree courses (Bachelor’s + Master’s Degrees)
• Professional training programs

Come, let us check out the list of best courses to pursue after completing your high school education. Here they are –

List of Best College Courses

In the following sections, you will find the list of some of the best, job-oriented courses or degrees to pursue after completing high school education. Readers will find courses & degrees belonging to different domains or sectors. Just choose your favourite domain or sector (such as healthcare, medicine, science, mathematics etc). Against the name of each domain or sector, I’ve provided the list of top-rated courses & degrees belonging to that domain or sector.

Best college courses & degrees to study after completing high school

How to select an ideal college course or degree after completing high school education?

First of all, take an aptitude test. An aptitude test will help you recognize your strengths & weaknesses. Based on your interests, strengths & weaknesses, you may find an ideal course or degree. While choosing a degree or course, take the following factors into consideration –

• Duration of the course
• Quality of the curriculum
• Quality of the college offering the course
• Whether the course will make you job-ready or not
• Cost of learning

Which course or degree is the best?

Generally speaking, Bachelor’s & Integrated (Bachelor’s + Master’s Degree) programs are the best ones. I’m not saying that Associate Degree, Diploma, Certificate programs & other professional training programs are bad. Those are decent options too.

But taking previous years’ data into consideration, it is safe to say that Bachelor’s & Integrated Degree programs have been the favorite ones among high school pass-outs. At the end of the day, you must select a degree based on its duration, your academic interests, quality of the college offering the degree & other factors that I’ve discussed before in this post.

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Arun Kallarackal

Educational consultant at Courses After 10th

Arun is a passionate educationalist who started this blog in 2016. He has been helping students, their parents, and teachers through his posts, guides, and articles on this blog. He has 10+ years of work-experience in the field of education, career counseling, and training.

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