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HND vs Degree: Advantages Between HND Over BSc. Holders

Posted on June 11, 2025 By CampusTimesNG 49 Comments on HND vs Degree: Advantages Between HND Over BSc. Holders

Nothing is practically wrong with enrolling for HND or being an HND holder. I would like to distinguish between HND Holders and BSc. Degree Holders. Both of them have advantages than the other. But I have a more marketable preference for HND Holders.

A Higher National Diploma (HND) is an academic higher education qualification of the United Kingdom. Qualification of the same title is also offered in Argentina, India, Malta, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, and some other countries with British ties. This qualification can be used to gain entry into universities at an advanced level; it is considered equivalent to a foundation degree or the first two years of a bachelor’s degree.

The House of Reps of the Federal Government of Nigeria has passed a bill to abolish HND/BSc. Dichotomy to close the gap between BSc. Degree and Higher National Diploma. This is the reason recently, in certain agencies, HND holders are upgraded to equal salaries like their degree counterparts.

So what’s your position with your HND?

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Advantages Of BSc. Over HND Holders

Let us first look at a series of limitations with Higher National Diploma which Degree holders are not experiencing:

  1. Consideration for BSc holders for teaching (education) without further qualifications are common. Whereas, Higher National Diploma Holders are expected to add, PDG – Postgraduate Diploma in Education to their qualification before they can be at the same level.
  2. BSc holders are commonly accepted for MSc. admission without further qualifications. While some schools will not admit a Higher National Diploma holder without professional qualifications (such as ICAN etc) or Post Graduate Diploma
  3. It is more practiced that BSc holders are assigned with administrative duties at the office rather than practical field duties which their HND counterparts are exposed to.
  4. Except in recent cases and to a few government agencies HND holders were formerly employed with Grade Level 7; GL07 compared to Grade Level 08 for BSc holders. Yet, they are still denied the chance of advancing beyond Grade level 14.

Does it then mean it’s a woe to be a holder of HND? No!

Let’s take for the Higher National Diploma holders.

RECOMMENDED: List of Schools that Accepts HND for Masters in Nigeria. 

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Advantages of HND Over BSc. Holders

But from a different point of view, things may surprise you if you think Higher National Diploma holders have limited advantages in Nigeria.

Here are the 7 solid reasons why the Higher National Diploma holder has a better advantage over his BSc. Degree counterpart.

Let’s consider some factors carefully listed below:

  1. Affordable school fees: Most tuition fee charged by Polytechnics in Nigeria is less than N40,000. As such, education is more affordable polytechnic to all Nigerians, Unlike the University that many of them charge more than N90,000, Such as; LASU, ANSU, EKSU, AAU, and many other universities.
  2. Study Abroad Preference: In the USA graduates with Higher National Diploma are preferred than their BSc. counterpart because of the US. places preference for your practical skills than just theoretical knowledge. See How To Apply For Masters With HND To Study Abroad.
  3. Quick certificate: Within 2 years, the National diploma ND certificate can lead you to working in enviable positions. To start earning a salary with your certificate doesn’t have to cost you 5 years, and this has been very helpful, especially for those who depend on self sponsorship.
  4. Change of study and environment: Yes, this is another benefit of polytechnic education. You can decide to change your course of study after your national diploma if there any reason to do so. More so, you can run a national diploma programme in Lagos and continue your HND in another polytechnic in any part of Nigeria. You can also go further to study at the university in any preferred state.
  5. Easy admission: Easy as it sounds, polytechnic admission is less competitive. While some individuals may have been working after university admission for over 5 to 6 years without any breakthrough. Polytechnics have made admission easier, with one or two trials, you will conquer the problem of admission.
  6. Job Opportunity: Presently now, some jobs are design only for National Diploma holders and HND holder and as such, there will be lesser competition for those with polytechnic Degree. In some industry like the Banking sector, there will be a specification that only ND certificates are needed for a particular position which excludes BSc. and HND degree holder. You should also remember that to be HND result holder, you must have an ND certificate.
  7. Equal Certificate: Things are equal in the polytechnic as all Polytechnic results have the same value either private, northern, eastern, or western polytechnic. However, the Degree certificate is not equal and a federal university certificate is more valuable and wanted than some other degree certificate.
  8. Admission by Merits: Admission at some universities is by ‘Who knows who’, money, connection, intelligence, and many other factors. You may have to pay a sum of the money before you can be considered for admission to some university.

With these my points I hope I have been able to strongly convince you that HND Holders have better advantages over BSc. Holders.

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Comments (49) on “HND vs Degree: Advantages Between HND Over BSc. Holders”

  1. Martins Joshua says:
    April 28, 2020 at 6:05 am

    Yeah i agree with you thanks for enlightening the public.

    Reply
    1. Valentine says:
      November 13, 2020 at 6:14 pm

      Thanks for your encouragement

      Reply
      1. Isaac says:
        June 8, 2021 at 2:30 pm

        Wow am so happy to hear this… Thank you so much for putting this up

        Reply
        1. Ever young says:
          July 17, 2021 at 7:07 pm

          Am so grateful for this debating

          Reply
  2. Omeiza says:
    April 28, 2020 at 7:44 am

    I like that debate. Now I can clearly see my advantages as a Polytechnic graduate.

    Reply
  3. Umar Sule Mamman D says:
    September 2, 2020 at 6:17 pm

    Yes this is the fact and am prouf to be pholytechnic graduate holder and am really happy for this debate hournestly.

    Reply
  4. King Moses says:
    October 18, 2020 at 8:30 pm

    Wow, Nice debate and true talk dear.

    Reply
    1. CampusTimesNG says:
      October 28, 2020 at 1:34 pm

      Thank you King Moses!

      Reply
  5. Musa Sahabi says:
    November 24, 2020 at 7:14 pm

    That is good

    Reply
  6. Abdul Aziz zakari says:
    May 21, 2021 at 6:38 am

    Wow I like this debate, that is why I want to apply hnd

    Reply
    1. CampusTimesNG says:
      May 24, 2021 at 9:52 am

      Go ahead Zakari, and apply for HND programme.

      Reply
    2. Sani salisu says:
      July 30, 2022 at 10:26 am

      Thank you for enlightened us with this reasonable differentiate

      Reply
      1. CampusTimesNG says:
        July 30, 2022 at 10:13 am

        Thank you Sani Salisu

        Reply
  7. Bvt says:
    May 29, 2021 at 11:51 am

    Oppor. Nice talk

    Reply
  8. John Suleiman says:
    June 5, 2021 at 3:12 pm

    Nice debate i will apply to polytechnic

    Reply
  9. Jeremiah says:
    June 7, 2021 at 2:40 pm

    Very impressive

    Reply
  10. chinedumb chidiebereb okpalaeze says:
    June 8, 2021 at 10:12 am

    Well spoken. Thanks so much. I’m proud to be a polytechnic graduate.

    Reply
  11. Habib sani says:
    July 8, 2021 at 11:28 pm

    That’s good, I am proud to be a polytechnic student

    Reply
  12. JIBRIN A MUHAMMAD says:
    August 1, 2021 at 7:29 pm

    wow I am HND HOLDER GRADUATE,thanks for the find out our answers that related to public confusion about HND and BSc holder advantage.

    Reply
    1. CampusTimesNG says:
      August 2, 2021 at 5:50 pm

      You are welcome.

      Reply
  13. Ogbe Michael says:
    August 6, 2021 at 12:35 pm

    Am very happy to know this fact,i have been so worried that am left with no choice than to go to poly due financial challenge. Thanks for the information,more oil on your head.

    Reply
    1. CampusTimesNG says:
      August 6, 2021 at 6:21 pm

      Thanks so much Michael.

      Reply
  14. sufiyanu lawal sufi says:
    August 13, 2021 at 9:56 am

    Am happy because you elight me well, that’s what I knew my NHD qualification is more better than Bsc. Thank alot

    Reply
    1. CampusTimesNG says:
      August 14, 2021 at 9:27 am

      You are wlcome Sufiyanu. I wish for you the best.

      Reply
  15. Abdullahi Abdullahi Magaji says:
    August 29, 2021 at 6:31 am

    Thank you sir, but my question here is i have been given admission on geology i.e digree and also HND in environmental health science, so sir i am confuse which to study pls help me some advice

    Reply
    1. CampusTimesNG says:
      August 31, 2021 at 11:20 am

      Abdulahi, If I were you, I will go for GEOLOGY

      Reply
  16. Odoh Victor says:
    October 5, 2021 at 9:25 am

    Thank you so much for your encouragement,I really appreciate you

    Reply
    1. CampusTimesNG says:
      October 8, 2021 at 10:01 am

      You are welcome. Please Click the RED Button on this page to Subscribe for latest Update.

      Reply
  17. Adam says:
    October 11, 2021 at 12:16 pm

    Please which computer course is good too study ?

    Reply
    1. CampusTimesNG says:
      October 12, 2021 at 9:07 am

      1.For Computer Engineering, Click HERE: http://campustimesng.com/jamb-subject-combination-for-computer-engineering/
      2.To Study Computer Science, Click HERE: http://campustimesng.com/jamb-subject-combination-for-computer-science-and-informatics/

      Reply
  18. Yaqoub Mohammed says:
    October 19, 2021 at 1:35 pm

    Am really proud to be HND holder

    Reply
  19. Joshua says:
    February 8, 2022 at 1:04 pm

    Wow! This is Awesome.

    Reply
    1. CampusTimesNG says:
      February 8, 2022 at 12:24 pm

      Thank you Joshua

      Reply
    2. Fokitei Ajodun c. says:
      March 6, 2022 at 1:13 pm

      More so, what are the related course I can go for in masters with Mass’s communication with Hnd?

      Reply
      1. CampusTimesNG says:
        March 6, 2022 at 8:11 pm

        http://campustimesng.com/schools-that-accepts-hnd-for-masters-in-nigeria/

        Reply
  20. Friday says:
    March 4, 2022 at 9:16 am

    You can go ahead oyi, Nigeria now is not about HNd or BSC but connection.

    Reply
    1. CampusTimesNG says:
      March 4, 2022 at 12:44 pm

      Alright Friday

      Reply
  21. Fokitei Ajodun c. says:
    March 6, 2022 at 12:10 pm

    Am an Hnd holder with distinction in mass communication.
    In what school can I go for masters?

    Reply
    1. CampusTimesNG says:
      March 6, 2022 at 8:09 pm

      Click here: http://campustimesng.com/schools-that-accepts-hnd-for-masters-in-nigeria/

      Reply
  22. Fokitei Ajodun c. says:
    March 6, 2022 at 1:17 pm

    Am an Hnd holder with distinction in mass communication.
    In what school can I go for masters.
    With the best course to study?

    Reply
    1. CampusTimesNG says:
      March 6, 2022 at 8:12 pm

      There are several Nigerian Schools. Click here
      http://campustimesng.com/schools-that-accepts-hnd-for-masters-in-nigeria/

      Reply
  23. Sani salisu says:
    July 30, 2022 at 10:32 am

    Thank you for enlightened us with this reasonable differentiate

    Reply
    1. CampusTimesNG says:
      July 30, 2022 at 10:12 am

      Welcome Sani Salisu

      Reply
  24. mustapha bukar modu says:
    September 16, 2022 at 12:52 pm

    ok that’s true and now I decided to join for HND

    Reply
    1. CampusTimesNG says:
      September 16, 2022 at 2:43 pm

      Alright Mustapha

      Reply
  25. Stephen smart says:
    October 12, 2022 at 6:18 pm

    this is so nice .i like this debete now I clearly understand the advantage of a polytechnic graduates

    Reply
    1. CampusTimesNG says:
      October 12, 2022 at 9:03 pm

      Thank you, Smart.

      Reply
  26. Abdulhakim Alkali says:
    October 30, 2022 at 9:30 pm

    Wow thank u for enlighten us I’m now proud to be HND microbiology holder

    Reply
    1. CampusTimesNG says:
      October 31, 2022 at 1:35 am

      You are welcome, Abdulhakim

      Reply

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