It's no secret that the life sciences field is over saturated, competitive, and vastly underpaid with a high barrier for entry. Industry demand is low on both b

It's no secret that the life sciences field is over saturated, competitive, and vastly underpaid with a high barrier for entry. Industry demand is low on both bachelors and doctorate level positions. A bachelors really doesn't get you anything as a sciences student. Besides QA/Tech positions, there aren't many options to cut a viable path within the field. Most companies demand a minimum Masters with a preference for PhD's for most Scientist level positions. Having upward career mobility is very tough without a higher degree. Spurned on by a lack of better options, most students pursue grad school in hopes of landing a tenure track position or hope their research aligns with relevant industry markets. Competition is insanely high though from the sheer churn of graduate students who are essentially cheap labor for their universities.