why is a PhD usually structured to take about six years? Are there ever shortcuts to take less time?

2.80K views

Was talking to some friends about pursuing a PhD and some got turned off after learning it is 6 years because they say it would be exchanging the best years of your working life for someone that may not even guarantee a job you want

In: Other

9 Answers

Anonymous 0 Comments

Get one abroad? In Sweden a PhD is ~4 years. It’s like a job, you get salary and have your hours. You kind of need a Master’s degree to be considered for a PhD position though.

You are viewing 1 out of 9 answers, click here to view all answers.