There's a thread dedicated to this...TBH, as long as the degree is accredited by MQA, it's recognised by local employers. I believe you know what would the grads be doing already since you're asking your question in this thread. You can also read this thread from another section of the forum to see different views.

This post has been edited by Yenactiet: Jun 16 2020, 11:52 PM

I'd say a physics degree but I'm really not sure if it's a degree that's highly regarded in Malaysia too. With a physics degree, you can do engineering jobs as well as IT jobs provided you can show them you have the skills for the latter, not to mention the traditional job like physicists(in R&D and healthcare).

If so, I think it's safe to say any degree that's related to pure science here just isn't as valued as they are in other developed countries. But I dare to say a physics degree can prepare you better than a chemistry degree when you're trying to venture in the engineering fields because even chemical engineering is more to physics than chemistry, not to mention the other 3 main engineering categories are basically physics. All in all, I think it comes down to your interest in them already since they're equally mediocre in terms of job prospect from what others said...