No is the simple answer. The difference is in concentrations. A 3 or 4 year US degree includes a lot of general ed. and electives that don’t have to be related to the specialised courses of the degree. For example, if you do a bachelors in English, you’re likely to take courses in history, maths, sociology and a whole range of other subjects as well as English. This means the time you spend on your specialist subject is less than an English bachelors student. In England, if you study English you do 3 years of intensive English study with little or nothing else. The payback comes if you want to go back to school later. If I have a dgree in English in the UK then want to go back and do Psychology, I have to do another full 3 year degree in English. In the US you may only have to do 2 years to convert to psychology because you’ve already done the required general and elective elements.