Just after the License, the BTS is the type of training most coveted by high school students, especially coming from the Techno and Pro series, in total 49% of high school students have expressed at least one wish via Parcoursup in BTS in 2023. The Technician Certificate Higher (BTS) is a short diploma which is prepared in two years just after the Bac, very specialized, it aims to quickly enter the world of work but in practice the majority of students continue their studies.
Very specialized, this diploma prepares you for very specific professions, in work-study or traditional ways: there are more than a hundred different specialties, and here are the ones most chosen by students, in terms of number of wishes.
Top 30 most chosen BTS specialties
The BTS MCO Operational Commercial Management (formerly “MUC” Commercial Unit Management) is the most coveted with 183,258 wishes for years;
it represents the quickest route to sales professions and why not to the creation of a business or a company.
Operational Commercial Management (183,258 wishes)
Negotiation and digitalization of Customer Relations (145 106)
International Trade (113,505)
Accounting and management (92,967)
SME management (79,582)
Support for managerial action (57,235)
Tourism (47,578)
Cybersecurity, IT and networks, ELectronics - Option A: IT and networks (47,573)
IT services to organizations (46,800)
Communications (46,762)
Real estate professions (40,789)
Family social economy (34,989)
Service and provision of the health and social sectors (27,604)
Electrical engineering (24,376)
Cybersecurity, IT and networks, ELectronics - Option B: Electronics and networks (23,464)
Medical biology analyzes (22,620)
Bank customer advisor (20,712)
Consulting and marketing of technical solutions (20,035)
Building (13,549)
Notary lawyer collaborator (13,399)
Hotel and restaurant management (13,053)
Bioanalyses and controls (12,789)
Nature management and protection (12,537)
Design of industrial products (12,398)
Insurance (12,334)
Dietetics (12,296)
Design and Production of Automatic Systems (12,103)
Study and creation of layout (11,696)
Systems maintenance - option A Production systems (11,462)
Transport management and associated logistics (11,031)
Please note, the BTS is a selective training with a limited number of students per class (like in high school): a complete file with a well-worked cover letter are essential for applying via Parcoursup.
Moreover, to avoid finding themselves without any acceptance for next year, 50% of students who confirmed a wish in BTS also confirmed a wish in License (non-selective), and 43% in BUT (another type of training so as not to put all your eggs in one basket!).
Also read: BTS, BUT, License, Grande école... which diploma is right for you?
Regarding career opportunities, more than half of BTS graduates continue their studies, particularly in a professional degree (bac+3).