text: Are you really good at math and science? Thats one thing that you would need to consider if you want to be a surgeon as well as the cost of med school and the years you have to commit to actually reach that goal.\n\nFor the college professor - my son is wanting to teach college level History.  We've talked it over and he's giving serious consideration to getting his BS in History Education so he can teach on a high school level so he can pay for his own education on the Graduate level.\nYou can be working faster if you pursue that course, do you BA in English Ed and then be teaching at a high school level while you finish the requirements to teach at the college level.\n\nPursuing a medical degree, you won't be working in the field for several years, so you have to give that a consideration as well.