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Not none, but very few in the stem fields (less than 40% from my estimates). Why would you pursue a PhD with a 25k/year stipend when you can just start a near
by whatever1 1y ago
Not none, but very few in the stem fields (less than 40% from my estimates).
Why would you pursue a PhD with a 25k/year stipend when you can just start a near 6-figure job and start paying off your student debt?
Only the ones with financial freedom or commitment to research take the PhD pill. Or when you go through a recession and you want to delay the entry to the job searching market.
- superdude12 1y agoThis is exactly the problem with the system. If there are tons of foreigners willing to get grad degrees and work for a small salary increase over a bachelor’s, US students are not sufficiently incentivized to do graduate studies.
- kelipso 1y agoThe percentage gets worse when you look at the top say 10% of PhD students. Go to AI/ML conferences and see who is presenting the papers; it’s almost all international students in US universities or students from outside the US.