aNewDomain — The road to a Ph.D. is a long and winding one. There are some immediate benefits, like not having a job, or engaging in a lot of deep thought and intellectual meandering. Oh, and the serious, impressive title that gets people to call you “doctor.” That’s nice.
But, of course, the reality of enrolling in a Ph.D. program contains a lot of drudgery and a whopping amount of money. Tuition fees and costs have outpaced inflation rates for the last 25 years — they’re up by 440 percent.
Rough. But I don’t want to deter you. I just got my Ph.D., and it was worth it. The infographic below has some great stats, so be sure to check it out.
The Long Winding Road to a Ph.D infographic: Courtesy of OnlinePhDprograms.com and visual.ly
For aNewDomain, I’m Gina Smith.
Feature image: Ph.D Reading by Ryan Hyde via Flickr
