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Note that this also depends on field. For example, public health tends to have a much higher proportion of it's graduates be able to stay in the field. At the s
by Fomite 8y ago
Note that this also depends on field. For example, public health tends to have a much higher proportion of it's graduates be able to stay in the field. At the same time, physics (and applied math) is remarkable for just how mobile their graduates are, thanks to considerable overlap between the skills needed for modern physics research and several industries.
In contrast, biology PhD students, for example, don't have nearly as obvious an industry-based pathway.
Also, having taken Option A, it's not quite as clear as you lay it out to be.
- noobermin 8y agoI'm not in biology, but I imagine that doctorates in biology depending on their specialization could find work in biotech.
- HarryHirsch 8y agoIndustry was the pathway for doctorates in chemistry & the life sciences until 2008, when the jobs went away. With a physics degree you have a decent grounding in mathematics and programming, so you can go to work on Wall Street, in the life sciences, not so much.
- Fomite 8y agoWall St., data science, etc. Way more pathways than the life sciences, which had biotech, at best.