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Yes, I think many people actually are interested in science (and quite right too!). But it's worth noting that studying science (at undergraduate-degree or PhD
by gjm11 13y ago
Yes, I think many people actually are interested in science (and quite right too!). But it's worth noting that studying science (at undergraduate-degree or PhD level) is also a pretty good preparation for work in -- to take the examples you list -- finance, programming, or petroleum engineering, and I haven't noticed that having a PhD in physics is any bar to success in such fields.
- wil421 13y ago>I haven't noticed that having a PhD in physics is any bar to success in such fields. If you factor in the time in takes to obtain a PhD vs the time it takes to graduate from finance, programming, or petroleum engineering. The route is much faster than the PhD route in the time it takes to become employed. Factor in the experience you would already have if you graduated with a lessor degree + the money you didnt spend on post grad studies. The non PhD route seems like a better career choice. But most PhDs I have meet are doing what they do because they enjoy it.