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this really depends on personal situation, field, and institution. It always makes sense to think carefully about whether you want to do a PhD, but can certainl
by etrautmann 3y ago
this really depends on personal situation, field, and institution. It always makes sense to think carefully about whether you want to do a PhD, but can certainly make sense for the right person in the right place.
- s1artibartfast 3y agoExactly. If you want to study archeology, good luck finding a 500K salary in industry. Academia might be your only option, full stop. They're interesting part is that these things change with time. Academia might have been the best option for a fundamental AI researcher in the 1980s.
- jcranmer 3y ago> Exactly. If you want to study archeology, good luck finding a 500K salary in industry. Academia might be your only option, full stop. I don't know what the salaries are, but there is actually a private archaeological industry which services the need in many countries to do archaeological excavations prior to construction.