Comments on: The costs and benefits of graduate studies http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/2009/02/25/graduate-studies-is-it-worth-it/ Everything to do with thickening your wallet Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:44:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: kevin Gibb http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/2009/02/25/graduate-studies-is-it-worth-it/comment-page-1/#comment-18195 kevin Gibb Sat, 07 Mar 2009 04:57:34 +0000 http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/?p=762#comment-18195 I don't recall my decision to do a Ph.D. in Physics being based on opportunity costs and future income. Rather doing a Ph.D., seemed at the time, to be the most interesting thing to do. The Ph.D. has opened doors for work in Europe and the US; but may have also closed doors to many jobs, where employers considered me to be over qualified. I am presently plodding away on an M.A. in Economics. And not so much for the future income stream. Right now, it seems to be an interesting thing to do. I don't know where this will go. But many have said that the journey is more important than the destination. So off I go. I don’t recall my decision to do a Ph.D. in Physics being based on opportunity costs and future income. Rather doing a Ph.D., seemed at the time, to be the most interesting thing to do.

The Ph.D. has opened doors for work in Europe and the US; but may have also closed doors to many jobs, where employers considered me to be over qualified.

I am presently plodding away on an M.A. in Economics. And not so much for the future income stream. Right now, it seems to be an interesting thing to do.

I don’t know where this will go. But many have said that the journey is more important than the destination. So off I go.

]]> By: A Lap Of The Blogs : WhereDoesAllMyMoneyGo.com http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/2009/02/25/graduate-studies-is-it-worth-it/comment-page-1/#comment-18152 A Lap Of The Blogs : WhereDoesAllMyMoneyGo.com Fri, 27 Feb 2009 04:17:26 +0000 http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/?p=762#comment-18152 [...] Thicken My Wallet looks at the costs/benefits of various types of graduate studies. [...] [...] Thicken My Wallet looks at the costs/benefits of various types of graduate studies. [...]

]]> By: Frank http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/2009/02/25/graduate-studies-is-it-worth-it/comment-page-1/#comment-18141 Frank Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:41:12 +0000 http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/?p=762#comment-18141 I have to agree with Jerry, in many cases you go to grad school for the love of the job, not for the money. Just to give you an idea, in my area (a subfield of physics), a highly technical discipline, you typically earn $30,000-35,000 after you get a Ph.D., and that is if you are lucky enough to find a job. I have to agree with Jerry, in many cases you go to grad school for the love of the job, not for the money. Just to give you an idea, in my area (a subfield of physics), a highly technical discipline, you typically earn $30,000-35,000 after you get a Ph.D., and that is if you are lucky enough to find a job.

]]> By: Jerry http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/2009/02/25/graduate-studies-is-it-worth-it/comment-page-1/#comment-18135 Jerry Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:35:28 +0000 http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/?p=762#comment-18135 I have been lead to graduate studies because I finally figured out what I want to do with my life, and I can't think of anything else that remotely interests me. Yeah, I could make money in business or insurance or whatever, but those things just don't fascinate me like what I am doing now. I think that's the main reason to do something like this, although enhanced earning potential is always good too! Jerry I have been lead to graduate studies because I finally figured out what I want to do with my life, and I can’t think of anything else that remotely interests me. Yeah, I could make money in business or insurance or whatever, but those things just don’t fascinate me like what I am doing now. I think that’s the main reason to do something like this, although enhanced earning potential is always good too!
Jerry

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