I totally agree that having a good supervisor is the most important. I was doing my PhD in Belgium with a really really good salary but the supervisor mistreats the PhDs a lot. Now I'm in the Netherlands, I get less money but the supervisor is awesome and that changed my whole experience. However, I must say that still the Netherlands has a good compensations ( around 1.8 ratio salary/living wage)
Worst is in Poland. Supervisors yelled, shouted and never ever bother student's progress at all. Not professional and discriminated students from other nationalities. The local environment and neighbourhood are fucking racist too.
@@lcl86 this is really similar to what happened to me in Belgium with supervisor and other PhDs. I was yelled and mistreated all the time by supervisor. And received constant xenophobic comments and also related to my health condition. And when I decided to spoke with the university office in charge of helping with these issues, they said that probably was my fault because I couldn't understand the culture or that I needed to understand that the supervisor was old and that was the way they worked
I had an impression that in general, NL is somewhat 'richer' than BE. Is it a general situation that a PhD in BE gets more than in the NL, or is it your special case?
@@int_fx_dx I think in general indeed PhDs in NL get paid higher. I had a nice scholarship from the EU and that's why I was getting more money in BE thank in NL.
I just did a PhD in the USA. Some universities have unions for grad student workers like TAs, GAs and RAs which helps make sure stipends are appropriate for where the school is located. Also some schools will let you transfer in course credits from your masters so you could almost eliminate the course work component depending on how related your masters was to the PhD program you enroll in. However by having the coursework component it allows people to get PhDs in something less related to their Undergraduate or Masters degree.
Sweden is great to do a PhD. You’re seen as both a student and an employee. You make decent money and you also get student discounts and can apply for student apartments, which are usually a lot cheaper. The only downside: you have to apply for open positions just like any other job while there aren’t many openings to begin with. Also most openings are for engineering and computing PhD. There are very little opening in the humanities. Though nice thing is that when you get the position you can take 1 hour off for a wellness or sports activity, or get funding to do sports or a wellness activity ^^ I’ve heard people talk about getting massages every week cuze their department organized it :D
@@W.Ahmad007 I have never heard of it or seen any of it in my life. I will do my thesis in physics in a Lab with 10pl of which 8 are asian including the supervisor. He has worked at top schools but chosen to settle her. Anecdotal story
For the majority of the international students, particularly those from underdeveloped countries, one of the contributor factors in selecting countries is the pathways in place for becoming permanent residents, and that's why a lot of them are choosing Canada, US and Australia over the European countries which generally getting a permanent residence is harder than mentioned countries. The other factor is the language many students would prefer to study and live in a country where English is spoken. In the case of the European countries, if you want to stay there, you should also learn the native language of that country, that is not easy. And last but not least, the climate of the majority of the European countries is gloomy and in the case of the Scandinavian countries is cold and freezing also that is why students still prefer the US or Australia over them despite the lower stipend etc.
Also not to mention the well-known racist and nationalist-based European culture. The degree of it varies from country to country, but for sure the "countries of immigrants" such as the US, Canada and Australia did better job in solving this problem :) Greetings from Europe ❤
In Belgium, doing a PhD earns you basically the highest possible starter wage out of uni. 2400 euros, post taxes. Its crazy to me that in the commonwealth countries you hardly get minimum wage for so much stressful work. Literal slave labor.
This is one of the best videos you made. It's an eye-opener. I concluded that through my research on Google before watching your video and started preparing my project proposal 2 weeks ago to apply in one of the Scandinavian countries. Your information here added more information to what I already know, so thank you.
You're gold!!! Thank you for bringing up very useful topics for so many people, not only undergrads, but also for researchers (PhD students, postdocs, etc). Keep up with your valuable work.
I think the hardest part for me doing my PhD in Clinical Psychology is the pressure to get done within three years. I'm currently in my fourth year in Sydney, Australia, and needed to get a scholarship extension, which means I wasn't allowed to tutor undergraduate psychology students or mark assignments for my school anymore, so loss of income there. I feel three years isn't long enough if you want to complete a decent body of research. I also don't know anyone who has been able to complete their PhDs within three years. When doing a PhD in psychology, and particularly clinical psychology, you usually need to recruit and collect data from participants (it really depends on the type of studies you're wanting to do though). My research is in social anxiety, so you can imagine how difficult it is to recruit participants with social anxiety quickly enough. They make initial contact, but when they realise they need to talk to you on the phone and have a video conference, they disappear 😅 At my university, your supervisor is only paid to supervise you for three years. Beyond that, they're not getting paid and they have to replace you with other workloads, which means that even if they do give a shit about you and your research, they have less time for you. So, even though I'm trying to get everything done asap, I feel everything has slowed down because my supervisor can't get to my stuff as quickly as I need him to. Sorry for the rant haha. My advice to anyone starting would be to not be overly optimistic about the amount that you can get done within the time you have. Make your research interesting and obviously novel, but kind of basic. If in a similar area to mine, where you need participants, try and get as much data as you can out of one experimental study (i.e., run one experimental study whilst also collecting data for a cross-sectional study, etc) so that you can write a number of papers from one period of data collection. Also, having at least one supervisor who is an expert in your area, because I have a friend who doesn't have any experts on his supervisory panel and they don't understand his research and he's at a loss of what to do and feels his research is being butchered because they don't know what to do with it. There's more I could say, but I'll leave it for now haha. All the best with your PhDs everyone!
Hello, Simone! Do you have a scholarship for tuition fees and stipend? I really want to do my PhD in Clinical Psychology in Australia and I really need to get a scholarship. So, I really appreciate if you can give me some tips. Thank you :)
well, in my country we dont have PhD programs at all xD however I did my masters in the UK and I just had an interview for PhD in the UK as well, so far it has been an amazing journey!!
Thanks alot for your video brother. However, getting a Ph.D. position in Scandinavian countries like Sweden and Norway from a foreign country is very difficult!
At my university (I have not done a PhD though) in Luleå, Sweden, the starting salary for a PhD-student was 32000 SEK/month, with a raise after 2 years (when halfway through). This salary is comparable to a starting salary in the industry after a bachelor's or master's degree (depending on subject, but roughly). I hope this might be helpful for someone.
Hello Noirellion! Do you happen to have some information on how fierce the competition is for PhD positions at the University of Luleå? I have found a position which I'm very interested in, and I was wondering what my chances are as a foreigner. I'm going to apply anyway, no matter what :)
Damn… I’m currently making about 42000 sek/month in my third world country and I was thinking about Sweden for a PhD but that sounds low. Is it ok with the cost of living? I understand that Sweden is very expensive :/
My children were born in Sweden in 2013 and at the time we paid 9000sek/month for a lovely 2 bedroom apartment (in Stockholm). Our 4 person family could easily have lived on this.
After some googling I found that 32k/month is about the median wage in Sweden. But if you want to earn a lot of money or increase a your salary fast a PhD is maybe not the way to go in Sweden. In Luleå a 3 room apartment is about 7000-8000 SEK/month. One room apartments maybe 5000-8000 depending (everything of course depends on the building and area). According to Konsumentverket (Swedish Consumer Agency) the average cost for one adult (excluding rent) is food 3500 SEK (you cook everything yourself, eating out is expensive), miscellaneous such as clothes, phone and so on 2250 SEK, and house bills such as electricity, water, media, things for house 3700 (this post does not increase much with more people living in the household). Also there is free school tuition even in university and as a PhD, as well as free healthcare (I understand this might be very expensive insurances in other countries), and heavily subsidised child care for working parents so compared to other countries these costs are very low. I guess it depends on what a good life is to you but I personally think you can live a good average life in Sweden with a PhD salary :)
In Pakistan, PhD students do get stipends but recently HEC had increased charges for providing research databases like scopus and Federal Govt also decreased funding up to 50 percent for public universities. Not so research oriented environment in Pakistan right now.
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Ask ur corrupt MILITARY govt to stop funding terrorism in other countries, and use the alms given to Pakistan every year for proper academic pursuits 🐷😂😂
We have just had our PhD scholarship stipend raised to $28,500 NZD / annum (c. $18,000 USD). And New Zealand is not a cheap place to live - and getting more expensive by the day post-Covid. Rentals expensive. Food expensive. Most PhD candidates take on tutoring and/or marking for extra $$ - paid at c. $25/hr.
Thoughts, if any, on Asian destinations? Japan and Singapore seem to be quite popular too. Was wondering if anyone can share their experience of doing their PhD there (or just sharing whatever you may know).
I'd be very careful about asian countries as the working culture is very different. Personally, I spend 6 months in japan as a research student. Luckily it was a smaller university. The professor had no current PhD's , worked together with his undergrad students in the lab and was overall just a really nice person to be with. The most important advise I can give is this: if you absolutely want to go to asia then look for a professor who spend a considerable amount of time in western countries so they're more accustomed to the culture. I'd say 10+ years if possible. The biggest issue of the asian culture is that your superior is always right and you can't talk back. That's the worst thing to do in an academid setting where you need to question why and how to do things. A former colleague of mine also spent some years in japan and in retrospect he said absolutely, 100% do not do it. He told me one story about a nobel prize laureate. He held a presentation and at the end one of his colleagues pointed out a small mistake because this was his specialty topic. When it was the colleagues turn to hold a presentation the professor proceeded to bombard him with ridiculous and highly specific questions to make him look as stupid as possible and at the end he told him "don't question me ever again". Granted, he might just have a very fragile ego. And of course be prepared to work 12h a day instead of 8h.
Singapore is a good place but it strongly depends on the team. Some teams milk their PhD students to do 8am to 9pm, some others are amazing. Wage-wise, it also strongly depends on the funding, it goes from 3.5K SGD to 5K SGD. Trust me 3.5K is VERY hard in Singapore to live by, 5K is quite ok!
In Spain it's somewhat of a mixed bag. On the one hand, stipends are low, around 20k per year (after taxes) for three or four years (depending on the grant), which is barely enough to survive, and will allow you to rent a room (at best) if you need to move to another city. On the other hand, with most grants you will be actually employed by the government (not your research group or departament), which means a) the money is actually "yours", which means you are allowed to change your supervisor/institution without losing the grant money and gives you some agency and independence if your supervisor turns out to be horrible; b) you are paying social security, so the years you're working on your PhD count towards your retirement, which is great for mature students like myself; c) you are granted some rights, like sick leave, severance pay and unemployment benefits if you can't find a job immediately after your grant money runs out. Also, most grants allow you to apply for funding in order to do three-month study stays abroad without needing to charge or ask your departament for that, which is nice.
I am applying at University of Granada for phd. Right now i am doing phd in south korea. At first year they will give me 1625 euro per month. What your suggestions in this case can i survive properly by this amount.
@@refatkhan79721600 euros a month for a predoc in Spain is actually almost a small fortune 😂 and Granada isn't the most expensive city in the country, so you should do fine.
I wishyou went more into the individual scandi country comparison i.e. what 1 offers over the other. Whether its in student support, language, weather, etc
the issue with masters from the UK is that some of them are finished within a year. my university does not see that as an equivalent to a masters accomplished here. so they make you do some courses to get an equivalent compared to a 2 years masters. sounds fair to me.
I m finishing PhD in UK and really afraid of working in the academia ... at the same time l dont like the routin of the industry and have alot of fear from starting a new bussiness ... on top of all, l ended in a situation where l have to accept any job just to live ☹
Not sure when you did your PhD in Australia, but the stipends are a lot higher now. I am currently doing mine in Australia and get about 55,000 per year. Also important to note is that it is all tax free. The base stipend I believe is about 33,000, and there are other potential scholarships on top of that.
@@tanyashrivastava1726 No offence to you and the person who posted the same question above, but if you can't figure out how to google universities in Australia and read about their entry requirements and application process, you're probably not in a position to be doing a PhD.
@@eljj7968 Lol, None taken. I am actually googling and finding out suitable Universities for the same. It's just that someone who has studied there will be able to tell more about the system or working of a particular department. No doubt one department of a particular Uni let's say CS-IT one is extremely great for their PhD or Grad courses, but other dept is not. No one is born with all the knowledge in the world right? Sometimes there is nothing wrong in asking for a little bit of help.
All you said is absolutely true, but unfortunately for some international students, especially those from developing countries or passport holders who can not experience exchange studies, Canada or Australia are relatively easier to get a Ph.D. offer. BUT there is a possibility to trap in a not reliable academic environment, BAD supervisor(s), a bullying system, and a reality polar different from what is on their websites or on the supervisor's homepage. I have a terrible experience during my husband's Ph.D. studies at one of the Australian universities. All he was told before moving to Au was a big lie, he realized that too late. The supervisor was a horrible one, very unprofessional, and the uni despite believing the fact, bullied my husband a lot too only to support their awful system. Despite the UK or some other countries, there is no legal organization to support students, no neutral legal advice!! Australian Unies charge hefty tuition fees, don't welcome international students to teaching assistantships, their scholarships are mostly designed for domestic students who were in the Australian undergraduate system too. Other students only can be lucky to get scholarships from the supervisor's grant. Ph.D. period is supposed as a 3-3.5 year project though it definitely takes up to 4.5 years. So most international students experience stressful financial hardship in their final year. Living cost in most of the Au is high and the $25000-30000 is nothing really. The Au job market is another pain in the back, after finishing PhD, most employers require permanent residency if not citizenship, and to be eligible for PR, you need to have a job offer!!!!, ILL system. All in all, I don't recommend Australian universities !!!!!!!
Sorry to hear about your terrible experience, but I am currently pursuing a PhD in Australia, and I am loving it so far. I suppose it's because I received a full scholarship funded by the university (stipend >35k/year) and not a supervisor's grant, so I don't have to deal with the situations you stated. I also chose Australia because getting a PR is easier there than in other European countries. My advice to those considering a PhD program in Australia is to choose a university with a high ranking as it will have a better administrative system, and to apply for an RTP or university-funded scholarship.
@@mapususu446 thanks for sharing your experience 😊, may I ask if you have an idea on how much Monash university phd students are getting, and what your really think about it
Australian higher education (and research) has become highly commercial and toxic. They view international students (major groups being chinese and indian) as cash cows and treat them horribly because they know that the students are desperate to establish themselves and not let their family down.
@@mapususu446 Hey, I am planning to do a Ph.D. in Australia. Can you please guide me a little? How to get a stipend-based Ph.D.? How is the living condition there? I am currently pursuing my Mtech in Industrial biotechnology.
I’m very glad to have gone to the US for my PhD, but I do wish the salaries were higher for the length of the degree. I make about $28,000 USD which is higher than poverty wages and I’m grateful, but I also have a masters degree and work experience. Instead, I will be behind as compared to my non academia peers when it comes to retirement and pension contributions, and I’ll be a renter for quite a while
Compared to the UK, you are actually a rich man! It is worse if you are an overseas student, nobody gives you a dime. Rather, you spend a fortune paying 'tuition' fees.
In 49 out of 50 states in the US, employment is "at will" meaning you can be fired for any reason as long as it's not discriminatory, and you can quit anytime you like without any consequences. PhD studies here are a job on paper because formally you're receiving pay (stipend) for doing TA work or through grants, but in practice they're treated more like voluntary training... so nobody actually gets fired. You'd basically have to never show up and/or fail every exam to get kicked out. What more typically happens for someone doing poorly enough is they're forced out with a master's degree. The goal is to abuse cheap labor and churn out degrees, not fail you or kick you out. My stipend in the 2000's was $19,000/year in an average cost of living area in the US. About what I made working part time at a convenience store during undergrad. I managed to get through it with a roof over my head (mold infested shithole), a car (a 20 year old, at the time, honda), and a daily bar tab - without borrowing money or going into debt. If you can figure out how to get a PhD, you can figure out how to survive on close to nothing for 5 years. I still have that car and it still runs.
They STILL pay a $20K PhD salary in rural states. The only reason that I survived comfortably was by the university being in the cheapest city that I've ever lived ($600/mo for a 1 bed apt, $800-1000 for a 2 bed in 2022).
@@GirtonOramsay Yep, that's about what rent was where I went to school in the late 2000's. Moving into a 1 br with a girlfriend was how I was able to buy that old car.
Hi prospective PhD student in India, I completedmy masters from IIT Madras in India and currently doing projects at different research institutes to expand my knowledge and experience. Therefore, I happen to know about the PhD culture in India. Government investment into academia is growing with time. Stipend to cost of living ratio will depend from city to city. However in general, you won't be able to save much. India being a developing country has limited but growing infrastructure and facilities in research. It has great researchers and you will be trained well. In fact you will learn to face your challenges in frugal way making you researcher+engineer in some sense. PhD in India is valued highly when you apply for Post Docs or in industry in US/Europe. However Indian companies are yet to value their own PhD products. The work culture here is the main struggle. Burdened with course work in the initial years and then teaching assistantship along with good amount of work pressure. Work life balance is hardly a concern for your supervisor or your PhD assessing committee. Unfortunately this is the culture at many top institutes including IITs. Weigh your options wisely and rock your research carreer. All the best
Great video. I have to say though that the success rate in Germany for PhD is rather low. I am surprised you did not mention the Netherlands. It has the best universities in continental Europe, and PhD students are well paid (if hired at a 100% position, which is common v. Germany). To me the NL is on top of the list no question.
Hi Andy, been following your videos as I'm about to start my PhD in New Zealand. Would love to know your opinion considering you know so much about that part of the world!
@@LeggattNZ yes! Please tell me about your situation, do you have a positive experience with your stipend/living wage?, is your lab space under threat of closure in any way? What happens if for some reason you take a bit longer to finish your PhD? Do you have enough leftover to actually see something of the country? Where in NZ are you based and what is your country of origin (for comparison)?
Admitting I don’t have a PhD, just been looking at programs, but I feel like most of the coursework in American programs are like classes in Qualitative Research Methodologies, Quantitative Research Methodologies, Research Statistics, leadership/management in your field of study so you’d know how to run a lab/department/university program, etc… things along those lines so you’re properly prepared, instead of tossing a book and saying “you’ll figure it out”. But maybe someone with an American PhD can comment if they felt their coursework was useful.
Yeah for European PhD you usually need a master's which is not funded in Europe. In the USA, the PhD includes the masters so you're funded for both the coursework and research periods
Yes and no. PhD programs in the USA don’t need a masters, but if you don’t have a masters you need to take 30 credits as if you were taking a masters. The PhD coursework we’re talking about is outside of the “masters credits”/masters degree. So if I go in with a masters, there’s still coursework to do. But it seems that’s the case with the University of Edinburg, universities in Dubai, and the National University of Singapore,…. So maybe more worldwide universities are doing it like America?
@@dkcarey1 I'm doing a PhD in the USA right now, in most countries you need to take 2 years of courses before starting research. In Europe you have to do a master's but it is not funded. In the USA, you have two years of courses in the PhD. You are funded for the PhD in the USA but you are not funded for the two years of classes in Europe. That is what I'm saying.
@@r__9_1____a34 by "2 years off courses before starting research" do you mean a masters? Or 2 years of research type courses outside of a masters, but before you're considered in the PhD program? Yeah in the US a lot of times you'll see if the masters is taken in conjunction with the PhD its funded, but is not if you take it alone. While you're considered in the PhD program, they'll just cut you a Master degree 2 or so years in as you're doing your work, so I've been told. But you're going through that now it sounds like.
I think it depends on the university not the country. In India alot of universities dont pay PhD students any stipend at all. While some pay so little.
Just as an addendum to this video: I'm currently doing a PhD in pharmaceutical sciences in Belgium (KU Leuven) and I have an 'assistant mandate', meaning I'm not paid by a grant (like 99% of the PhD students; and as mentioned in the video), but I'm paid by my university as employee. Hence, I'm much more involved in teaching (up to 480 h per year) and my PhD will take 6 years (*sad face*).
I think it depends on your research area and whether you want to go into industry. In my case, the US, Taiwan, China, South Korea, Japan, and the Netherlands are the best places for research and work in the semiconductor field.
The coursework component of a PhD in the United States comes from a person being able to go straight from undergrad to a PhD without getting a Masters first, so it covers the advanced coursework that a master student would undergo
I'm not sure I agree with your assumption here. There are very few PhD programs that allow you to skip the Masters program and in nearly all programs there is a requirement for 30+ hours of instruction before you start your dissertation which is considered another 18 - 24 hours. Why we do it this way in the U.S., I can't say, though I suspect it has to do with money. That being said, if I could find an online PhD program in Norway and skip the extra hours of training, I think I would jump at it.
@@leereed1559 I should have specified that if you go into a PhD straight out do grad school (at my home institution at least) you have those 30 hrs front loaded before your dissertation. In my eyes that’s essentially “skipping” your masters, but that may be the wrong way to think about it.
@@leereed1559 It is not an assumption, it is a fact. The recent cases of students already with masters still having to go through the coursework BS is a factor of how broken the system is.
I'm an OCD and Bipolar Disorder patient. I have one paper in Q1 journal. I want to do phd in those countries. which company is best for me without issue with medicine or any other problems with this disease thank you for this wonderful video ☺️
Hi Sohel. I'm not quite sure which countries would be best for your situation. When I did my PhD abroad I had to get health insurance. I'd look into the cost and support you can get with student insurance.
I am Italian and have just finished my PhD at the medical department in Belgium, and now staying for a Postdoc. I agree with Scandinavian countries, while Germany has a much lower salary/cost of life ratio (plenty of friends have done their PhD there, and I personally had 2 years extension contract on my PhD from Germany). Switzerland is high in salary, but the cost of living is also really high. To the list, I would actually add Belgium and Netherlands. Between the two, Belgium is cheaper (mainly renting), and the salaries are basically the same (2000-2300 Euro/month 13th payslips + benefits). The quality of research and public perception in both countries is really good. Another thing to mention is that the connection to industries is much stronger in Belgium and Netherlands than in the Scandinavian countries. BE and NL are the central hub in Europe for startups and corporate companies.
@@lucabonaccio Ciao Luca, io pox solo riportare la mia esperienza per il settore biotech (per capirci farmacologia-medicina-biologia-biotecnologie). Ad ogni modo i dottorati sono standardizzati quindi dubito ci siano differenze sostanziali anche in altri settori. La germania ha ottimi istituti, ottime possibilita', ma salari piu' bassi che Belgio, Olanda e Scandinavia (dai 1400 Euro/mese fino a salire a 1600Euro/mese negli ultimi anni). Penso che tutto dipenda dalle ragioni che ti portano ad optare per quel paese.
@@Ale_Lab si guarda è perfetto perché anche io sono un biotecnologo, mi laureo a settembre😂. Comunque top, per ora ho guardato e mi interessa molto l'MDC di Berlino, dove in teoria ti pagano già 1600 euro al mese
Hi Andy, can you please share some information if someone is planning to do a PhD in the Computer Science area after completing their Masters from Budapest Hungary? Please recommend Universities that are really great 👍 and they offer the best scholarships.
The problem with PhD in Norway is the time and unreasonable expectations of universities from PhD students for graduation. They give you good salary, but expect from you to have three manuscripts and 30 credits course in three years (funding). One of the paper has to be submitted to a journal or published before you submit your thesis. It is extremely difficult to have three papers in three years in certain fields that require experimental work and PIs also want to publish as high impact factor as possible. Thus, it is also difficult and stressful to do PhD in Norway, especially if you are an international student. The only advantage is high salary, but you should also consider that Norway is a quite expensive country to live as well. You have to pay also 30-35% your salary as tax, but worker rights are very good. Nobody can fire you from your position after 6 months of your work, even your supervisor. However, Norway has started to cut research fundings crazy in the recent years. Thus, academic culture is gradually becoming toxic and competitive in Norway as well.
If you come to Denmark to become a PhD then do yourself a huge economic favour and live in a *suburb* to the city you're studying in. The rent is going to be much cheaper and the apartments are still going to be nice (many will be nicer than the price equivalent ones in the big cities as they tend to be very old and have the typical unpleasant problems that old buildings do). I think that you as a PhD student will find it a lot more valuable to know that your economic safety is that much more secured than if you lived in the city (which always tend to be easy to get to from the suburbs anyway, due to how vast the public transportation system is here). Besides, when you're done with your PhD and have a job where you earn more than you did with your stipend, you can always then move into the city if it's still that interesting to you by then.
How much is the usual stipend there? Do you considered it enough to have a good standard of living (atleast pay the bills without having to jiggle the money around). I was considering doing a phD in the UK but I saw that the stipend are pretty damn low so thats a major concern for me now
I applied to programmes literally all over the world so here’s a few more considerations: Scandinavian PhDs are salaried employees and these countries tend to have high(er) taxes, which is prob (at least partially) why salaries are higher. So you really have to look at your take-home pay and consider cost of living (esp rent) before making a decision. It’s similar with the Netherlands and, to a lesser extent, Germany. US PhDs are 5 years because they have an integrated Masters. And tbh, my UK professors often cited lack of coursework as a shortcoming of the UK PhD system because it produces academics who actually don’t know a lot of major things in their field. Thus, programmes with more coursework probably generate academics better equipped to teach. 🤷🏽♀️ Finally - what strings are attached to your stipend/salary? Are you solely working on your research with no other commitments imposed or do you have to help X professor with their research and teach Y number of classes or fulfil other department duties (as is the case for most funded US and European PhDs)?
@@digitalmadrasa4219 there are certainly benefits to these responsibilities depending on your career goals, but imo, not at the expense of the successful or timely completion of your degree. I like my programme bc RA and TA work is optional and comes with additional pay. The grant is tied to the thesis.
@livetogetrad I'm sorry but where did you get your info from about the PhD in the US, its totally incorrect. There's a lot of coursework in the PhD program, grant writing exams, 1st level and 2nd level exams. PhDs inSTEm , which is what I did last about 6 years. Based on my experience with European post docs who come to UStneir experience is much narrower than ours. Their PhDs are shorter, projects smaller and they generally have much less experience in the lab compared to those who did their PhD in US.
@@kiaaurora I think you misinterpreted my comment. I’m saying that the large coursework component in the US programme has many advantages which my professors in the UK have also agreed with, saying the UK structure comparatively leaves PhD grads with gaps in their knowledge. Hope that clears up any confusion!
I think the coursework during the PhD should be none or minimal, because at that point the most important thing is your research. To be honest I have learned way more by doing my project that any other course. Nevertheless, I highlight that you should have some courses to get knowledge of your field in general, but I think this should be done in the Master period. If you have a good Master maybe you do not need that many courses during your PhD, but in my personal opinion that is why a Master in Science should be 2 years, I do not like the idea of the 1 year Master. In my perspective with a 1 year master you do not have enough courses nor enough time for research.
I think you are missing major component in you analysis. The job opportunities after graduation should also be a point of consideration when deciding where to do the PhD.
@@chichun1201 Based on what I have seen, its equally difficult to get academic jobs in USA, Australia and Europe but for PhD jobs in industry its difficult for any country to beat the American job market. The United States has a much more diversified economy than any of the European countries or Australia therefore USA has more job opportunities in corporate R&D with better salaries than any of these countries.
In my personal experience and of observing others, job opportunities for phd grads are pretty much global. They can apply for and do get jobs in any country.
@@sunway1374 This really depends, In industry, firms prefer to recruit local graduates, whether they are PhDs or undergraduates. There is the whole song and dance of immigration when hiring foreigners therefore companies generally stay away from this unless the availability of local PhDs are limited.
@@VindulaP In my observation, if we are talking about jobs that requires a phd (ie phd is a must) to do the job, they normally recruit globally (except perhaps the USA). There are simply not enough suitable candidates in one country applying as the additional requirements can be specialised. Even global recruitments do not get many suitable applicants. This is my experience in geophysics, geology, hydrogeology and oceanography (in both academia and the oil & gas and mining industries).
Haha it's funny how you mention that coursework is silly and pointless for PhD in the US....I literally "mastered out" of my PhD program, not because my inability to do research, but because I couldn't pass my qualifying exams. Despite the fact that I finished my graduate coursework with 3.6 GPA, I just couldn't handle the stress of those qualifying exams (10 hrs of solving graduate physics problems on 5 different areas of physics and varying levels of mathematics, done over two days...). Absolutely insane, so I'm looking to continue a PhD overseas precisely because they don't care about coursework. I can continue where I left off and easily switch fields too.
Hi guys. Those of you who have knowledge in American universities this question is posed for you. I got into top 50-100 political science doctorate schools. Question I had was do you guys think it’s worth it? I would very much love to work either industry or academia after I graduate with my phd. Haven’t figured out my path with the phd I just know I really want to set a good example for my family. First generation American and would be nice to be the first doctor in my family as well. All that being said any advice would be great. Thank you for all your work, Andy :)!
Ask your potential phd advisors where their former students are now. You will then find out whether you really need the phd. If these profs do not have time to reply you, then you also know they are not worth your time.
I feel very grateful that I'm doing my phd in Sweden. At KI the salary is min 3000Usd/month without tax 30%. Higher salary if u have a medical degree. And it increases every year. Myself, I am employed at the hospital so I have my regular salary and time for research paid my employer.
I think similar metrics are also valid for Post-doc positions. I have researcher friends in Germany, Sweden and other European countries and they seem to be really enjoying their time there.
Sure, but what happens when you eventually leave academia in Sweden? I am curious to know if getting into industry or R&D jobs is any easier for folks who only studied in English and not the native language.
I disagree with this video that claims a PhD is a just a qualification and one needs to optimize for the duration. This is true if you just want a PhD. But if you are really serious about research you have to look beyond that and realize what skills you are missing and work on them. This may take time which is why having a long duration of financial support (like in the US) is helpful. Nobody stops you from finishing quicker if you can. In fact people find it impressive you do. And coursework during your PhD is not simply a bureaucratic formal requirement which is how students are wired to think about in Europe. Coursework is an opportunity to meet with people from other departments and pick up skills outside the conventional knowledge in your field. For example if you are an experimentalist and want to learn CAD design, in Europe you would just ask one of your group mates to help you and you basically end up learning the methods that have been circulating in the group in the past many years. Instead in the US, you can take a course and get an overview of what the different tools are and then learn it from a professional. PhD should be viewed from a personal growth mindset. If this is not possible then the purpose of doing a PhD becomes very questionable.
I want to study in the USA but my heart wants to go swizarland. Anyone have idea about Swizarland and their PhD stipends? Is it possible to cover all the things with stipends?
I had some German friends who were paid well while doing their PhDs. That said they had to do all the work for their supervisor with very little recognition for what they actually did. I saw the situation where the Supervisor got their PhD students to research and write a book for him. He just added his name as the author and did not acknowledge his students who did the research and wrote the book There is not way that should ever happen.
One reason for coursework in the US is you can actually get your PhD in a different discipline from your primary discipline - I am getting my PhD in political science but my discipline is law.
At least they pay some amount. In Turkey most of them are self-funded and after graduation most of them are either unemployed or work for something does not require a Phd degree...
Thanks for you video ! When you speak about « US », what do you thing about Canada ? 🇨🇦 I am French and I can assess than I heard more about PhD students burnout than PhD students success …. 😔
I am a current PhD student in Canada. The system is similar to that of their Southern relatives - the USA. The stipends are generally poor. It is similar to the US in terms of duration (4-6 years) and structure (coursework and qualifying exams). However, the work culture depends on the group, but it can really be stressful; the good side is that, unlike in the US, it is illegal for the PI to mandate their students to work during the weekends. They can get into serious trouble. I heard that some clever PIs request progress reports on Mondays and Fridays, hence, they are telling you to work during the weekend without saying so. Also, unlike in the US, PhD students are required to pay their school fees and health insurance. Funding is really bad unless you secure heavy external funding which is difficult to come by. For instance, in my group, some people receive funding of 25kCAD and have to pay tuition of 19kCAD from it. Hence, they are always worried about money. Unfortunately, the TA is very competitive to get and the pay is barely above minimum wage, so a semester TA can be an additional 3k (at ~18CAD/hr). However, some schools like McMaster Material Engineering guarantees TA for the whole duration of PhD at ~40CAD/hr So in conclusion, the PhD in Canada can be as long and structured but less stressful than in the US, however, the pay is generally poor (so carefully shop for schools with good TA rates). Most students hold on despite living like paupers because of the promise of an easy path to citizenship.
@@Ikechi0123 typically the Canadian system is like that in Europe where you need a Master's degree first (1-2 years) before applying to a PhD (4 years). Some schools will pre-admit outstanding students to the PhD but they still require them to complete the Master's requirements first making them integrated MS/PhD programs similar to US PhD programs. Some others will allow top students to fast-track from the MS to the PhD after the MS course work is complete and eliminate the requirement for a MS thesis/project thus shortening the time of the MS degree by several semesters. Still others offer integrated 4 year bachelors + 1 year MS programs. Either way US, Canada, Europe, or UK, the time from bachelor's to PhD is still 5-6 years. The only difference is whether the MS is separate from or included as part of the PhD, and if it's separate, whether or not it is funded. STEM MSs in Canada are often funded even if it isn't a lot, unlike their European or UK counterparts.
I can address this as a retired prof from a Canadian university. Universities in Canada are run by the provinces (Ontario, BC, etc.). Support for universities is quite variable between provinces and within provinces. Furthermore research support largely comes from the Canadian government and there is defacto discrimination in favor of universities that are perceived to be top tier institutions. Consequently, you would be advised to go to one of the top tier universities (U of Toronto, U of Western Ontario, McGill, U of Alberta or U of British Columbia.
The course work component is the US is largely to provide breadth of knowledge leading into a research program. Your comment that "during a Ph.D. you learn what you need to know on the job" illustrates just how narrow many Ph.D.s can be, particularly in places like the UK and other countries with a three year funding limit, which often defines the length of the Ph.D. program. Yes it takes longer in the US than in many other countries, but the newly minted US Ph.D. has a much broader knowledge base, due in part to course work. Also in defense of course work at the beginning of a Ph.D. that course work teaches things that are not covered in undergraduate programs, largely because the student needs all the knowledge from their undergraduate program as a basis for mastering the content of graduate course work. In addition the early course work (year 1 and into year 2) serves to bring all the students to a similar level no matter where they come from. Believe me there are huge differences between undergraduate programs in different countries and even within a single country. I base those statements on experience gained from my career (I am now retired) as a professor at US and Canadian universities.
I disagree, PhD positions in the US are designed for undergrad students, if you already a Master's Degree, most people prefer to get in the industry. In Europe, you need to have a Masters degree to even apply for a PhD program, so you already have that foundation for research and required course-work. European PhD students do not "lack" any course-work and are oftentimes better at research output then American counter-parts. Also, Masters students get stipend in Europe, so your claims are kind of redundant. I agree about the huge differences in the education system of the countries, if it was more formalized, I would still say that a PhD shouldn't take more than 4 years to complete, beyond that its just abhorrent.
The environment and how they treat PhD students is one thing, what your marketability in the job market is a totally different thing. The job opportunities, the salary you get and a number of other compensation benefits are far better with an American PhD. The HR data even in Europe itself shows that the leading European companies prefer hiring specialists with an USA PhD.
Sir, I would like to know, what can be a future of self funded PhD student be in UK, who pay international standards fees ? How different would an employer view them later.Please do answer, it would be a lot of help.Thanks.
It is a lot higher now than what he said. You aren't guaranteed funding, but if you can get a scholarship, RTP is over 30k a year. Living costs can be very high, but depends which city (Sydney is very expensive for example compared to Brisbane).
I finished my master study from University of Colombo, Sri Lanka and after that I have been working in Bhutan, my country as undergraduates teacher in one College. I have been looking for PhD ever since but could not get. My field is Molecular Bioscience with background on research work, please give some honest and straight trip, other thing that I want to ask is age limit, is there any age limit for pHd in Europen or other countries?
I totally agree that having a good supervisor is the most important. I was doing my PhD in Belgium with a really really good salary but the supervisor mistreats the PhDs a lot. Now I'm in the Netherlands, I get less money but the supervisor is awesome and that changed my whole experience. However, I must say that still the Netherlands has a good compensations ( around 1.8 ratio salary/living wage)
Worst is in Poland. Supervisors yelled, shouted and never ever bother student's progress at all. Not professional and discriminated students from other nationalities. The local environment and neighbourhood are fucking racist too.
@@lcl86 this is really similar to what happened to me in Belgium with supervisor and other PhDs. I was yelled and mistreated all the time by supervisor. And received constant xenophobic comments and also related to my health condition. And when I decided to spoke with the university office in charge of helping with these issues, they said that probably was my fault because I couldn't understand the culture or that I needed to understand that the supervisor was old and that was the way they worked
I had an impression that in general, NL is somewhat 'richer' than BE. Is it a general situation that a PhD in BE gets more than in the NL, or is it your special case?
@@int_fx_dx I think in general indeed PhDs in NL get paid higher. I had a nice scholarship from the EU and that's why I was getting more money in BE thank in NL.
Hi! Did you apply for an advertised position in NL? I have applied to many positions but never got accepted
I just did a PhD in the USA. Some universities have unions for grad student workers like TAs, GAs and RAs which helps make sure stipends are appropriate for where the school is located. Also some schools will let you transfer in course credits from your masters so you could almost eliminate the course work component depending on how related your masters was to the PhD program you enroll in. However by having the coursework component it allows people to get PhDs in something less related to their Undergraduate or Masters degree.
Would be glad to discuss more with you on this. Please let me know if you are okay with my request.
"I just did a PhD in the USA." like... "yeah, I just came from the grocery store." Congrats! I'm proud of your achievement.
Which universities specifically?
I thought so too.
Sweden is great to do a PhD. You’re seen as both a student and an employee. You make decent money and you also get student discounts and can apply for student apartments, which are usually a lot cheaper. The only downside: you have to apply for open positions just like any other job while there aren’t many openings to begin with. Also most openings are for engineering and computing PhD. There are very little opening in the humanities.
Though nice thing is that when you get the position you can take 1 hour off for a wellness or sports activity, or get funding to do sports or a wellness activity ^^ I’ve heard people talk about getting massages every week cuze their department organized it :D
wow the last part :D. God bless Sweden :)
the attitude of swedes towards Asians is horrible. i witnessed that
@@W.Ahmad007 uh what?
@@W.Ahmad007 I have never heard of it or seen any of it in my life.
I will do my thesis in physics in a Lab with 10pl of which 8 are asian including the supervisor. He has worked at top schools but chosen to settle her. Anecdotal story
It is! University of Gothenburg 100% recommended
For the majority of the international students, particularly those from underdeveloped countries, one of the contributor factors in selecting countries is the pathways in place for becoming permanent residents, and that's why a lot of them are choosing Canada, US and Australia over the European countries which generally getting a permanent residence is harder than mentioned countries. The other factor is the language many students would prefer to study and live in a country where English is spoken. In the case of the European countries, if you want to stay there, you should also learn the native language of that country, that is not easy. And last but not least, the climate of the majority of the European countries is gloomy and in the case of the Scandinavian countries is cold and freezing also that is why students still prefer the US or Australia over them despite the lower stipend etc.
Sun can be seen at night in Norway:)) just a joke, Hehe
Also not to mention the well-known racist and nationalist-based European culture. The degree of it varies from country to country, but for sure the "countries of immigrants" such as the US, Canada and Australia did better job in solving this problem :)
Greetings from Europe ❤
@@my_master55 Europe is where the origin of Racism is
@@my_master55 ah yes because the rest of the world is so tolerant…
It's not difficult to get PR in Scandinavia. A lot of none EU phd students I know got it even during the time of their study.
In Belgium, doing a PhD earns you basically the highest possible starter wage out of uni. 2400 euros, post taxes. Its crazy to me that in the commonwealth countries you hardly get minimum wage for so much stressful work. Literal slave labor.
Is that enough money? I'm doing the research this days Usa is My first option cuz i can skip masters
Did you study in English or you have to learn the native country language?
This is one of the best videos you made. It's an eye-opener. I concluded that through my research on Google before watching your video and started preparing my project proposal 2 weeks ago to apply in one of the Scandinavian countries. Your information here added more information to what I already know, so thank you.
Pursuing PhD in Norway. Pretty good experience, although it is intense with a 3 year fellowship and 30 credits of coursework.
From which university and in what field you did your PhD ?
Do you have to do it in Norwegian?
Excellent information 👌🏻 Greetings from Scotland 😊 Have a great day everyone 🌻
I'm new to this search for a good PhD program. This was extremely helpful! Thanks Andy! 👍🏾
You're gold!!!
Thank you for bringing up very useful topics for so many people, not only undergrads, but also for researchers (PhD students, postdocs, etc).
Keep up with your valuable work.
I think the hardest part for me doing my PhD in Clinical Psychology is the pressure to get done within three years. I'm currently in my fourth year in Sydney, Australia, and needed to get a scholarship extension, which means I wasn't allowed to tutor undergraduate psychology students or mark assignments for my school anymore, so loss of income there. I feel three years isn't long enough if you want to complete a decent body of research. I also don't know anyone who has been able to complete their PhDs within three years. When doing a PhD in psychology, and particularly clinical psychology, you usually need to recruit and collect data from participants (it really depends on the type of studies you're wanting to do though). My research is in social anxiety, so you can imagine how difficult it is to recruit participants with social anxiety quickly enough. They make initial contact, but when they realise they need to talk to you on the phone and have a video conference, they disappear 😅
At my university, your supervisor is only paid to supervise you for three years. Beyond that, they're not getting paid and they have to replace you with other workloads, which means that even if they do give a shit about you and your research, they have less time for you. So, even though I'm trying to get everything done asap, I feel everything has slowed down because my supervisor can't get to my stuff as quickly as I need him to.
Sorry for the rant haha. My advice to anyone starting would be to not be overly optimistic about the amount that you can get done within the time you have. Make your research interesting and obviously novel, but kind of basic. If in a similar area to mine, where you need participants, try and get as much data as you can out of one experimental study (i.e., run one experimental study whilst also collecting data for a cross-sectional study, etc) so that you can write a number of papers from one period of data collection.
Also, having at least one supervisor who is an expert in your area, because I have a friend who doesn't have any experts on his supervisory panel and they don't understand his research and he's at a loss of what to do and feels his research is being butchered because they don't know what to do with it.
There's more I could say, but I'll leave it for now haha.
All the best with your PhDs everyone!
in the US it is close to 6 years.
I myself suffer from social anxiety, can you share some of your findings
@Simone du Toit i am also going to start my Ph.D. in psychology but I am confused from which country have to start
I just completed my masters and want to do a PhD in clinical psychology but I'm confused as to which country I should choose.
Hello, Simone! Do you have a scholarship for tuition fees and stipend? I really want to do my PhD in Clinical Psychology in Australia and I really need to get a scholarship. So, I really appreciate if you can give me some tips. Thank you :)
well, in my country we dont have PhD programs at all xD however I did my masters in the UK and I just had an interview for PhD in the UK as well, so far it has been an amazing journey!!
May i ask which country
@@marlena3097 i am from the Dominican Republic and I'm planning on studying in England!
@@MichiiTejeda oh ty
Thanks alot for your video brother.
However, getting a Ph.D. position in Scandinavian countries like Sweden and Norway from a foreign country is very difficult!
At my university (I have not done a PhD though) in Luleå, Sweden, the starting salary for a PhD-student was 32000 SEK/month, with a raise after 2 years (when halfway through). This salary is comparable to a starting salary in the industry after a bachelor's or master's degree (depending on subject, but roughly). I hope this might be helpful for someone.
Hello Noirellion! Do you happen to have some information on how fierce the competition is for PhD positions at the University of Luleå? I have found a position which I'm very interested in, and I was wondering what my chances are as a foreigner. I'm going to apply anyway, no matter what :)
How much is the living wage in Sweden?
Damn… I’m currently making about 42000 sek/month in my third world country and I was thinking about Sweden for a PhD but that sounds low. Is it ok with the cost of living? I understand that Sweden is very expensive :/
My children were born in Sweden in 2013 and at the time we paid 9000sek/month for a lovely 2 bedroom apartment (in Stockholm). Our 4 person family could easily have lived on this.
After some googling I found that 32k/month is about the median wage in Sweden. But if you want to earn a lot of money or increase a your salary fast a PhD is maybe not the way to go in Sweden.
In Luleå a 3 room apartment is about 7000-8000 SEK/month. One room apartments maybe 5000-8000 depending (everything of course depends on the building and area).
According to Konsumentverket (Swedish Consumer Agency) the average cost for one adult (excluding rent) is food 3500 SEK (you cook everything yourself, eating out is expensive), miscellaneous such as clothes, phone and so on 2250 SEK, and house bills such as electricity, water, media, things for house 3700 (this post does not increase much with more people living in the household).
Also there is free school tuition even in university and as a PhD, as well as free healthcare (I understand this might be very expensive insurances in other countries), and heavily subsidised child care for working parents so compared to other countries these costs are very low. I guess it depends on what a good life is to you but I personally think you can live a good average life in Sweden with a PhD salary :)
In Pakistan, PhD students do get stipends but recently HEC had increased charges for providing research databases like scopus and Federal Govt also decreased funding up to 50 percent for public universities. Not so research oriented environment in Pakistan right now.
That's a shit country bro Nobody wanna do their phD in a such country
Ask ur corrupt MILITARY govt to stop funding terrorism in other countries, and use the alms given to Pakistan every year for proper academic pursuits 🐷😂😂
Ask ur corrupt MILITARY govt to stop funding terrorism in other countries, and use the alms given to Pakistan every year for proper academic pursuits 🐷😂😂
We have just had our PhD scholarship stipend raised to $28,500 NZD / annum (c. $18,000 USD). And New Zealand is not a cheap place to live - and getting more expensive by the day post-Covid. Rentals expensive. Food expensive. Most PhD candidates take on tutoring and/or marking for extra $$ - paid at c. $25/hr.
Can you help me. Get PhD admission there
Thoughts, if any, on Asian destinations? Japan and Singapore seem to be quite popular too. Was wondering if anyone can share their experience of doing their PhD there (or just sharing whatever you may know).
I'd be very careful about asian countries as the working culture is very different.
Personally, I spend 6 months in japan as a research student. Luckily it was a smaller university. The professor had no current PhD's , worked together with his undergrad students in the lab and was overall just a really nice person to be with.
The most important advise I can give is this: if you absolutely want to go to asia then look for a professor who spend a considerable amount of time in western countries so they're more accustomed to the culture. I'd say 10+ years if possible.
The biggest issue of the asian culture is that your superior is always right and you can't talk back. That's the worst thing to do in an academid setting where you need to question why and how to do things.
A former colleague of mine also spent some years in japan and in retrospect he said absolutely, 100% do not do it. He told me one story about a nobel prize laureate. He held a presentation and at the end one of his colleagues pointed out a small mistake because this was his specialty topic. When it was the colleagues turn to hold a presentation the professor proceeded to bombard him with ridiculous and highly specific questions to make him look as stupid as possible and at the end he told him "don't question me ever again". Granted, he might just have a very fragile ego.
And of course be prepared to work 12h a day instead of 8h.
Can u help me get admission there ?
Singapore is a good place but it strongly depends on the team. Some teams milk their PhD students to do 8am to 9pm, some others are amazing.
Wage-wise, it also strongly depends on the funding, it goes from 3.5K SGD to 5K SGD. Trust me 3.5K is VERY hard in Singapore to live by, 5K is quite ok!
I agree, totally true. Thank you for your video!
In Spain it's somewhat of a mixed bag. On the one hand, stipends are low, around 20k per year (after taxes) for three or four years (depending on the grant), which is barely enough to survive, and will allow you to rent a room (at best) if you need to move to another city. On the other hand, with most grants you will be actually employed by the government (not your research group or departament), which means a) the money is actually "yours", which means you are allowed to change your supervisor/institution without losing the grant money and gives you some agency and independence if your supervisor turns out to be horrible; b) you are paying social security, so the years you're working on your PhD count towards your retirement, which is great for mature students like myself; c) you are granted some rights, like sick leave, severance pay and unemployment benefits if you can't find a job immediately after your grant money runs out. Also, most grants allow you to apply for funding in order to do three-month study stays abroad without needing to charge or ask your departament for that, which is nice.
I am applying at University of Granada for phd. Right now i am doing phd in south korea. At first year they will give me 1625 euro per month. What your suggestions in this case can i survive properly by this amount.
@@refatkhan79721600 euros a month for a predoc in Spain is actually almost a small fortune 😂 and Granada isn't the most expensive city in the country, so you should do fine.
I wishyou went more into the individual scandi country comparison i.e. what 1 offers over the other. Whether its in student support, language, weather, etc
I can't believe how you can have video on your chanel for every question I have
the issue with masters from the UK is that some of them are finished within a year. my university does not see that as an equivalent to a masters accomplished here. so they make you do some courses to get an equivalent compared to a 2 years masters. sounds fair to me.
I will do my phd in belgium. Phd salary is tax free and living costs aren´t too high. Its great, my salary will be ~30k net.
This is so helpful. I have been debating over this for a while.
I m finishing PhD in UK and really afraid of working in the academia ... at the same time l dont like the routin of the industry and have alot of fear from starting a new bussiness ... on top of all, l ended in a situation where l have to accept any job just to live ☹
Not sure when you did your PhD in Australia, but the stipends are a lot higher now. I am currently doing mine in Australia and get about 55,000 per year. Also important to note is that it is all tax free. The base stipend I believe is about 33,000, and there are other potential scholarships on top of that.
Hello I graduated from the USA and want to do my PhD in Australia can u guide me.please
Hey, I am doing my Mtech in Industrial biotech from India. I am planning to do my PhD, can you please guide me on how to get a stipend-based PhDs?
@@tanyashrivastava1726 No offence to you and the person who posted the same question above, but if you can't figure out how to google universities in Australia and read about their entry requirements and application process, you're probably not in a position to be doing a PhD.
It is still 30K in some renowned Australian universities, Not sure if it differs from one program to another though
@@eljj7968 Lol, None taken. I am actually googling and finding out suitable Universities for the same. It's just that someone who has studied there will be able to tell more about the system or working of a particular department. No doubt one department of a particular Uni let's say CS-IT one is extremely great for their PhD or Grad courses, but other dept is not. No one is born with all the knowledge in the world right? Sometimes there is nothing wrong in asking for a little bit of help.
All you said is absolutely true, but unfortunately for some international students, especially those from developing countries or passport holders who can not experience exchange studies, Canada or Australia are relatively easier to get a Ph.D. offer. BUT there is a possibility to trap in a not reliable academic environment, BAD supervisor(s), a bullying system, and a reality polar different from what is on their websites or on the supervisor's homepage.
I have a terrible experience during my husband's Ph.D. studies at one of the Australian universities. All he was told before moving to Au was a big lie, he realized that too late. The supervisor was a horrible one, very unprofessional, and the uni despite believing the fact, bullied my husband a lot too only to support their awful system. Despite the UK or some other countries, there is no legal organization to support students, no neutral legal advice!!
Australian Unies charge hefty tuition fees, don't welcome international students to teaching assistantships, their scholarships are mostly designed for domestic students who were in the Australian undergraduate system too. Other students only can be lucky to get scholarships from the supervisor's grant. Ph.D. period is supposed as a 3-3.5 year project though it definitely takes up to 4.5 years. So most international students experience stressful financial hardship in their final year. Living cost in most of the Au is high and the $25000-30000 is nothing really. The Au job market is another pain in the back, after finishing PhD, most employers require permanent residency if not citizenship, and to be eligible for PR, you need to have a job offer!!!!, ILL system.
All in all, I don't recommend Australian universities !!!!!!!
Wow, we were opting for Australia . Thanks for sharing . If that is the case , than what is your country suggestion or recommendation.
Sorry to hear about your terrible experience, but I am currently pursuing a PhD in Australia, and I am loving it so far. I suppose it's because I received a full scholarship funded by the university (stipend >35k/year) and not a supervisor's grant, so I don't have to deal with the situations you stated. I also chose Australia because getting a PR is easier there than in other European countries. My advice to those considering a PhD program in Australia is to choose a university with a high ranking as it will have a better administrative system, and to apply for an RTP or university-funded scholarship.
@@mapususu446 thanks for sharing your experience 😊, may I ask if you have an idea on how much Monash university phd students are getting, and what your really think about it
Australian higher education (and research) has become highly commercial and toxic. They view international students (major groups being chinese and indian) as cash cows and treat them horribly because they know that the students are desperate to establish themselves and not let their family down.
@@mapususu446 Hey, I am planning to do a Ph.D. in Australia. Can you please guide me a little? How to get a stipend-based Ph.D.? How is the living condition there? I am currently pursuing my Mtech in Industrial biotechnology.
I’m very glad to have gone to the US for my PhD, but I do wish the salaries were higher for the length of the degree. I make about $28,000 USD which is higher than poverty wages and I’m grateful, but I also have a masters degree and work experience. Instead, I will be behind as compared to my non academia peers when it comes to retirement and pension contributions, and I’ll be a renter for quite a while
Compared to the UK, you are actually a rich man! It is worse if you are an overseas student, nobody gives you a dime. Rather, you spend a fortune paying 'tuition' fees.
In 49 out of 50 states in the US, employment is "at will" meaning you can be fired for any reason as long as it's not discriminatory, and you can quit anytime you like without any consequences. PhD studies here are a job on paper because formally you're receiving pay (stipend) for doing TA work or through grants, but in practice they're treated more like voluntary training... so nobody actually gets fired. You'd basically have to never show up and/or fail every exam to get kicked out. What more typically happens for someone doing poorly enough is they're forced out with a master's degree. The goal is to abuse cheap labor and churn out degrees, not fail you or kick you out. My stipend in the 2000's was $19,000/year in an average cost of living area in the US. About what I made working part time at a convenience store during undergrad. I managed to get through it with a roof over my head (mold infested shithole), a car (a 20 year old, at the time, honda), and a daily bar tab - without borrowing money or going into debt. If you can figure out how to get a PhD, you can figure out how to survive on close to nothing for 5 years. I still have that car and it still runs.
They STILL pay a $20K PhD salary in rural states. The only reason that I survived comfortably was by the university being in the cheapest city that I've ever lived ($600/mo for a 1 bed apt, $800-1000 for a 2 bed in 2022).
@@GirtonOramsay Yep, that's about what rent was where I went to school in the late 2000's. Moving into a 1 br with a girlfriend was how I was able to buy that old car.
My result is not much good. I have 2 publications. Do i have a chance to get the PhD in these countries?
Thank you Andy!
Hi prospective PhD student in India,
I completedmy masters from IIT Madras in India and currently doing projects at different research institutes to expand my knowledge and experience. Therefore, I happen to know about the PhD culture in India. Government investment into academia is growing with time. Stipend to cost of living ratio will depend from city to city. However in general, you won't be able to save much. India being a developing country has limited but growing infrastructure and facilities in research. It has great researchers and you will be trained well. In fact you will learn to face your challenges in frugal way making you researcher+engineer in some sense. PhD in India is valued highly when you apply for Post Docs or in industry in US/Europe. However Indian companies are yet to value their own PhD products. The work culture here is the main struggle. Burdened with course work in the initial years and then teaching assistantship along with good amount of work pressure. Work life balance is hardly a concern for your supervisor or your PhD assessing committee. Unfortunately this is the culture at many top institutes including IITs. Weigh your options wisely and rock your research carreer.
All the best
Thank you for the video.
Great video. I have to say though that the success rate in Germany for PhD is rather low. I am surprised you did not mention the Netherlands. It has the best universities in continental Europe, and PhD students are well paid (if hired at a 100% position, which is common v. Germany). To me the NL is on top of the list no question.
Hi Andy, been following your videos as I'm about to start my PhD in New Zealand. Would love to know your opinion considering you know so much about that part of the world!
I'm in my final year of PhD (History) in New Zealand :) Can I help?
@@LeggattNZ yes! Please tell me about your situation, do you have a positive experience with your stipend/living wage?, is your lab space under threat of closure in any way? What happens if for some reason you take a bit longer to finish your PhD? Do you have enough leftover to actually see something of the country? Where in NZ are you based and what is your country of origin (for comparison)?
@@LeggattNZ hello I'm so thinking of new zealand for my PhD, do you recommend? Is their good scholarships?
I also need help doing my PhD there I need help please
Yes please share experience in terms of expenses stipend ppp and supervisors , public attitude to phds @@LeggattNZ
Admitting I don’t have a PhD, just been looking at programs, but I feel like most of the coursework in American programs are like classes in Qualitative Research Methodologies, Quantitative Research Methodologies, Research Statistics, leadership/management in your field of study so you’d know how to run a lab/department/university program, etc… things along those lines so you’re properly prepared, instead of tossing a book and saying “you’ll figure it out”. But maybe someone with an American PhD can comment if they felt their coursework was useful.
Yeah for European PhD you usually need a master's which is not funded in Europe. In the USA, the PhD includes the masters so you're funded for both the coursework and research periods
Yes and no. PhD programs in the USA don’t need a masters, but if you don’t have a masters you need to take 30 credits as if you were taking a masters. The PhD coursework we’re talking about is outside of the “masters credits”/masters degree. So if I go in with a masters, there’s still coursework to do. But it seems that’s the case with the University of Edinburg, universities in Dubai, and the National University of Singapore,…. So maybe more worldwide universities are doing it like America?
@@dkcarey1 I'm doing a PhD in the USA right now, in most countries you need to take 2 years of courses before starting research. In Europe you have to do a master's but it is not funded. In the USA, you have two years of courses in the PhD. You are funded for the PhD in the USA but you are not funded for the two years of classes in Europe. That is what I'm saying.
@@r__9_1____a34 by "2 years off courses before starting research" do you mean a masters? Or 2 years of research type courses outside of a masters, but before you're considered in the PhD program? Yeah in the US a lot of times you'll see if the masters is taken in conjunction with the PhD its funded, but is not if you take it alone. While you're considered in the PhD program, they'll just cut you a Master degree 2 or so years in as you're doing your work, so I've been told. But you're going through that now it sounds like.
@@dkcarey1 yeah either a master's or in the USA the two years of courses are included in the PhD
I really do agree with your ranking of Scandinevian countries to be at the top.
I think it depends on the university not the country. In India alot of universities dont pay PhD students any stipend at all. While some pay so little.
Just as an addendum to this video: I'm currently doing a PhD in pharmaceutical sciences in Belgium (KU Leuven) and I have an 'assistant mandate', meaning I'm not paid by a grant (like 99% of the PhD students; and as mentioned in the video), but I'm paid by my university as employee. Hence, I'm much more involved in teaching (up to 480 h per year) and my PhD will take 6 years (*sad face*).
Bro I am willing to pursue PhD in pharmaceutical sciences as I belong to pharma background. Give me some suggestions bro
I'm interested on KU Leuven too but in philosophy. Any advice to be accepted there?
I think it depends on your research area and whether you want to go into industry. In my case, the US, Taiwan, China, South Korea, Japan, and the Netherlands are the best places for research and work in the semiconductor field.
It would be good if you could provide charts or tables on where each country sits in respect to one another.
The coursework component of a PhD in the United States comes from a person being able to go straight from undergrad to a PhD without getting a Masters first, so it covers the advanced coursework that a master student would undergo
I'm not sure I agree with your assumption here. There are very few PhD programs that allow you to skip the Masters program and in nearly all programs there is a requirement for 30+ hours of instruction before you start your dissertation which is considered another 18 - 24 hours. Why we do it this way in the U.S., I can't say, though I suspect it has to do with money. That being said, if I could find an online PhD program in Norway and skip the extra hours of training, I think I would jump at it.
@@leereed1559 I should have specified that if you go into a PhD straight out do grad school (at my home institution at least) you have those 30 hrs front loaded before your dissertation. In my eyes that’s essentially “skipping” your masters, but that may be the wrong way to think about it.
@@leereed1559 It is not an assumption, it is a fact. The recent cases of students already with masters still having to go through the coursework BS is a factor of how broken the system is.
Not true
I'm an OCD and Bipolar Disorder patient. I have one paper in Q1 journal. I want to do phd in those countries. which company is best for me without issue with medicine or any other problems with this disease
thank you for this wonderful video ☺️
Hi Sohel. I'm not quite sure which countries would be best for your situation. When I did my PhD abroad I had to get health insurance. I'd look into the cost and support you can get with student insurance.
Great information!
Thanks for watching!
I am Italian and have just finished my PhD at the medical department in Belgium, and now staying for a Postdoc. I agree with Scandinavian countries, while Germany has a much lower salary/cost of life ratio (plenty of friends have done their PhD there, and I personally had 2 years extension contract on my PhD from Germany). Switzerland is high in salary, but the cost of living is also really high. To the list, I would actually add Belgium and Netherlands. Between the two, Belgium is cheaper (mainly renting), and the salaries are basically the same (2000-2300 Euro/month 13th payslips + benefits). The quality of research and public perception in both countries is really good. Another thing to mention is that the connection to industries is much stronger in Belgium and Netherlands than in the Scandinavian countries. BE and NL are the central hub in Europe for startups and corporate companies.
Ciao! Io stavo guardando opportunità di dottorato internazionale in Germania; in generale pensi che ne valga la pena?
@@lucabonaccio Ciao Luca, io pox solo riportare la mia esperienza per il settore biotech (per capirci farmacologia-medicina-biologia-biotecnologie). Ad ogni modo i dottorati sono standardizzati quindi dubito ci siano differenze sostanziali anche in altri settori. La germania ha ottimi istituti, ottime possibilita', ma salari piu' bassi che Belgio, Olanda e Scandinavia (dai 1400 Euro/mese fino a salire a 1600Euro/mese negli ultimi anni). Penso che tutto dipenda dalle ragioni che ti portano ad optare per quel paese.
@@Ale_Lab si guarda è perfetto perché anche io sono un biotecnologo, mi laureo a settembre😂.
Comunque top, per ora ho guardato e mi interessa molto l'MDC di Berlino, dove in teoria ti pagano già 1600 euro al mese
That was very helpful thanks 🙏
@@BamboGrowth if you have any more questions, just ask. Happy to help.
Hi Andy, can you please share some information if someone is planning to do a PhD in the Computer Science area after completing their Masters from Budapest Hungary?
Please recommend Universities that are really great 👍 and they offer the best scholarships.
The problem with PhD in Norway is the time and unreasonable expectations of universities from PhD students for graduation. They give you good salary, but expect from you to have three manuscripts and 30 credits course in three years (funding). One of the paper has to be submitted to a journal or published before you submit your thesis. It is extremely difficult to have three papers in three years in certain fields that require experimental work and PIs also want to publish as high impact factor as possible. Thus, it is also difficult and stressful to do PhD in Norway, especially if you are an international student. The only advantage is high salary, but you should also consider that Norway is a quite expensive country to live as well. You have to pay also 30-35% your salary as tax, but worker rights are very good. Nobody can fire you from your position after 6 months of your work, even your supervisor. However, Norway has started to cut research fundings crazy in the recent years. Thus, academic culture is gradually becoming toxic and competitive in Norway as well.
If you come to Denmark to become a PhD then do yourself a huge economic favour and live in a *suburb* to the city you're studying in. The rent is going to be much cheaper and the apartments are still going to be nice (many will be nicer than the price equivalent ones in the big cities as they tend to be very old and have the typical unpleasant problems that old buildings do). I think that you as a PhD student will find it a lot more valuable to know that your economic safety is that much more secured than if you lived in the city (which always tend to be easy to get to from the suburbs anyway, due to how vast the public transportation system is here).
Besides, when you're done with your PhD and have a job where you earn more than you did with your stipend, you can always then move into the city if it's still that interesting to you by then.
How much is the usual stipend there? Do you considered it enough to have a good standard of living (atleast pay the bills without having to jiggle the money around).
I was considering doing a phD in the UK but I saw that the stipend are pretty damn low so thats a major concern for me now
wow! thanks!!!
Thank you sir
I applied to programmes literally all over the world so here’s a few more considerations:
Scandinavian PhDs are salaried employees and these countries tend to have high(er) taxes, which is prob (at least partially) why salaries are higher. So you really have to look at your take-home pay and consider cost of living (esp rent) before making a decision. It’s similar with the Netherlands and, to a lesser extent, Germany.
US PhDs are 5 years because they have an integrated Masters. And tbh, my UK professors often cited lack of coursework as a shortcoming of the UK PhD system because it produces academics who actually don’t know a lot of major things in their field. Thus, programmes with more coursework probably generate academics better equipped to teach. 🤷🏽♀️
Finally - what strings are attached to your stipend/salary? Are you solely working on your research with no other commitments imposed or do you have to help X professor with their research and teach Y number of classes or fulfil other department duties (as is the case for most funded US and European PhDs)?
I found those extra engagement as experience that would help a student to build his academic career and make him easily employable
@@digitalmadrasa4219 there are certainly benefits to these responsibilities depending on your career goals, but imo, not at the expense of the successful or timely completion of your degree. I like my programme bc RA and TA work is optional and comes with additional pay. The grant is tied to the thesis.
@livetogetrad I'm sorry but where did you get your info from about the PhD in the US, its totally incorrect. There's a lot of coursework in the PhD program, grant writing exams, 1st level and 2nd level exams. PhDs inSTEm , which is what I did last about 6 years. Based on my experience with European post docs who come to UStneir experience is much narrower than ours. Their PhDs are shorter, projects smaller and they generally have much less experience in the lab compared to those who did their PhD in US.
@@kiaaurora I think you misinterpreted my comment. I’m saying that the large coursework component in the US programme has many advantages which my professors in the UK have also agreed with, saying the UK structure comparatively leaves PhD grads with gaps in their knowledge. Hope that clears up any confusion!
I think the coursework during the PhD should be none or minimal, because at that point the most important thing is your research. To be honest I have learned way more by doing my project that any other course. Nevertheless, I highlight that you should have some courses to get knowledge of your field in general, but I think this should be done in the Master period. If you have a good Master maybe you do not need that many courses during your PhD, but in my personal opinion that is why a Master in Science should be 2 years, I do not like the idea of the 1 year Master. In my perspective with a 1 year master you do not have enough courses nor enough time for research.
I would like to do post doc. What will be the procedure in Scandanavian countries?
I think you are missing major component in you analysis. The job opportunities after graduation should also be a point of consideration when deciding where to do the PhD.
Do you have any thoughts or ideas about the job opportunities after a Phd?
@@chichun1201 Based on what I have seen, its equally difficult to get academic jobs in USA, Australia and Europe but for PhD jobs in industry its difficult for any country to beat the American job market. The United States has a much more diversified economy than any of the European countries or Australia therefore USA has more job opportunities in corporate R&D with better salaries than any of these countries.
In my personal experience and of observing others, job opportunities for phd grads are pretty much global. They can apply for and do get jobs in any country.
@@sunway1374 This really depends, In industry, firms prefer to recruit local graduates, whether they are PhDs or undergraduates. There is the whole song and dance of immigration when hiring foreigners therefore companies generally stay away from this unless the availability of local PhDs are limited.
@@VindulaP In my observation, if we are talking about jobs that requires a phd (ie phd is a must) to do the job, they normally recruit globally (except perhaps the USA). There are simply not enough suitable candidates in one country applying as the additional requirements can be specialised. Even global recruitments do not get many suitable applicants. This is my experience in geophysics, geology, hydrogeology and oceanography (in both academia and the oil & gas and mining industries).
What about South Korea for phd?
Very helpful
If only Scandinavia had sun for more than three minutes a year, it would be PhD paradise
Haha it's funny how you mention that coursework is silly and pointless for PhD in the US....I literally "mastered out" of my PhD program, not because my inability to do research, but because I couldn't pass my qualifying exams. Despite the fact that I finished my graduate coursework with 3.6 GPA, I just couldn't handle the stress of those qualifying exams (10 hrs of solving graduate physics problems on 5 different areas of physics and varying levels of mathematics, done over two days...). Absolutely insane, so I'm looking to continue a PhD overseas precisely because they don't care about coursework. I can continue where I left off and easily switch fields too.
The value of the phd also depends on if you have to have X papers at least submit published.
Hi guys. Those of you who have knowledge in American universities this question is posed for you. I got into top 50-100 political science doctorate schools. Question I had was do you guys think it’s worth it? I would very much love to work either industry or academia after I graduate with my phd. Haven’t figured out my path with the phd I just know I really want to set a good example for my family. First generation American and would be nice to be the first doctor in my family as well. All that being said any advice would be great.
Thank you for all your work, Andy :)!
Academic jobs are very competitive and political, just assume you won’t get one
Ask your potential phd advisors where their former students are now. You will then find out whether you really need the phd. If these profs do not have time to reply you, then you also know they are not worth your time.
If you can get into a top 20 program your future is secured. If you go to a 50-100, do a lot of data analysis.
I feel very grateful that I'm doing my phd in Sweden. At KI the salary is min 3000Usd/month without tax 30%. Higher salary if u have a medical degree. And it increases every year. Myself, I am employed at the hospital so I have my regular salary and time for research paid my employer.
I studying PhD in Taiwan, I work like slave.. just imagine in my 2nd year, 12 ssci paper published…
So informative. Thanks, Andy. Does this apply to postdoc positions as well?
I think similar metrics are also valid for Post-doc positions. I have researcher friends in Germany, Sweden and other European countries and they seem to be really enjoying their time there.
I am thinking of applying for a PhD in Switzerland at ETH. Does anyone have tips for that? Thanks!
Hi, did you apply? I am thinking of doing the same
@@filiprechtorik4938Did you apply?
what about Austria please? any info?
I can vouch for nice environment for academics here in Sweden 🇸🇪
Sure, but what happens when you eventually leave academia in Sweden? I am curious to know if getting into industry or R&D jobs is any easier for folks who only studied in English and not the native language.
@@saladknight1089 exactly. Most of the faculty in Sweden is... Swedish...
Hello. As I have heard, education in Norway is not free anymore. What are your comments about it?
Thanks so much Doctor but could you do me a faveur to get those countries
I compte on you
I agree, Denmark is amazing! 4.5-5K per month
I love your beard Andy
You have to be careful not to confuse gross income and net income. I don't know which of the 2 you used.
😢😢 It's even worst in my case. I got almost zero funding and paid 110000 yen in total.
Hello friends,I was been inspired by the video about the PhD programme in Scandinavian countries.Can any one guide me for the programme.
A PhD in India, gives you 5500 USD, per year, moreover, PhD lasts for 5-6 years.
I disagree with this video that claims a PhD is a just a qualification and one needs to optimize for the duration. This is true if you just want a PhD. But if you are really serious about research you have to look beyond that and realize what skills you are missing and work on them. This may take time which is why having a long duration of financial support (like in the US) is helpful. Nobody stops you from finishing quicker if you can. In fact people find it impressive you do. And coursework during your PhD is not simply a bureaucratic formal requirement which is how students are wired to think about in Europe. Coursework is an opportunity to meet with people from other departments and pick up skills outside the conventional knowledge in your field.
For example if you are an experimentalist and want to learn CAD design, in Europe you would just ask one of your group mates to help you and you basically end up learning the methods that have been circulating in the group in the past many years. Instead in the US, you can take a course and get an overview of what the different tools are and then learn it from a professional.
PhD should be viewed from a personal growth mindset. If this is not possible then the purpose of doing a PhD becomes very questionable.
I agree with this take. I want to do PhD to learn even more things, not to get a signed paper
I want to study in the USA but my heart wants to go swizarland. Anyone have idea about Swizarland and their PhD stipends? Is it possible to cover all the things with stipends?
At least spell correctly
In general, Switzerland will likely pay more, you're likely to complete within 4 years.
In Ireland the ration is .86
18500/21294
I had some German friends who were paid well while doing their PhDs. That said they had to do all the work for their supervisor with very little recognition for what they actually did. I saw the situation where the Supervisor got their PhD students to research and write a book for him. He just added his name as the author and did not acknowledge his students who did the research and wrote the book There is not way that should ever happen.
One reason for coursework in the US is you can actually get your PhD in a different discipline from your primary discipline - I am getting my PhD in political science but my discipline is law.
In which uni?
@@sunnyqq Syracuse
also because you can jump from undergrad to a PhD while in other countries, you're required to have a MS
am interested in during my PHD soon but don't know how to start this . especially a scholarship
Thank you. Any reason you have not mentioned Finland?
The reason for why I am happy to live in Denmark and I do not have any intentions of doing a phd outside Europe or Scandinavia
At least they pay some amount. In Turkey most of them are self-funded and after graduation most of them are either unemployed or work for something does not require a Phd degree...
Any thoughts on online PhD programs?
Thanks for you video ! When you speak about « US », what do you thing about Canada ? 🇨🇦
I am French and I can assess than I heard more about PhD students burnout than PhD students success …. 😔
I don't know much about the Canadian system - maybe someone here can be more help to you!
I am a current PhD student in Canada. The system is similar to that of their Southern relatives - the USA. The stipends are generally poor. It is similar to the US in terms of duration (4-6 years) and structure (coursework and qualifying exams). However, the work culture depends on the group, but it can really be stressful; the good side is that, unlike in the US, it is illegal for the PI to mandate their students to work during the weekends. They can get into serious trouble. I heard that some clever PIs request progress reports on Mondays and Fridays, hence, they are telling you to work during the weekend without saying so. Also, unlike in the US, PhD students are required to pay their school fees and health insurance. Funding is really bad unless you secure heavy external funding which is difficult to come by. For instance, in my group, some people receive funding of 25kCAD and have to pay tuition of 19kCAD from it. Hence, they are always worried about money. Unfortunately, the TA is very competitive to get and the pay is barely above minimum wage, so a semester TA can be an additional 3k (at ~18CAD/hr).
However, some schools like McMaster Material Engineering guarantees TA for the whole duration of PhD at ~40CAD/hr
So in conclusion, the PhD in Canada can be as long and structured but less stressful than in the US, however, the pay is generally poor (so carefully shop for schools with good TA rates). Most students hold on despite living like paupers because of the promise of an easy path to citizenship.
@@Ikechi0123 Hi. My stipend will be 25k CAD and I will have to pay 5k CAD as my tuition fee. Will the rest be enough for a decent living?
@@saniyapamnani8494 It depends on where you will live. So you should look up the cost of living in the city.
@@Ikechi0123 typically the Canadian system is like that in Europe where you need a Master's degree first (1-2 years) before applying to a PhD (4 years). Some schools will pre-admit outstanding students to the PhD but they still require them to complete the Master's requirements first making them integrated MS/PhD programs similar to US PhD programs. Some others will allow top students to fast-track from the MS to the PhD after the MS course work is complete and eliminate the requirement for a MS thesis/project thus shortening the time of the MS degree by several semesters. Still others offer integrated 4 year bachelors + 1 year MS programs. Either way US, Canada, Europe, or UK, the time from bachelor's to PhD is still 5-6 years. The only difference is whether the MS is separate from or included as part of the PhD, and if it's separate, whether or not it is funded. STEM MSs in Canada are often funded even if it isn't a lot, unlike their European or UK counterparts.
USA PhD is a black belt. That’s reality
Hi Andy, thank you for your video. What is your opinion about doing a PhD in Canada?
I can address this as a retired prof from a Canadian university. Universities in Canada are run by the provinces (Ontario, BC, etc.). Support for universities is quite variable between provinces and within provinces. Furthermore research support largely comes from the Canadian government and there is defacto discrimination in favor of universities that are perceived to be top tier institutions. Consequently, you would be advised to go to one of the top tier universities (U of Toronto, U of Western Ontario, McGill, U of Alberta or U of British Columbia.
Can I find from physics phd
The course work component is the US is largely to provide breadth of knowledge leading into a research program. Your comment that "during a Ph.D. you learn what you need to know on the job" illustrates just how narrow many Ph.D.s can be, particularly in places like the UK and other countries with a three year funding limit, which often defines the length of the Ph.D. program. Yes it takes longer in the US than in many other countries, but the newly minted US Ph.D. has a much broader knowledge base, due in part to course work.
Also in defense of course work at the beginning of a Ph.D. that course work teaches things that are not covered in undergraduate programs, largely because the student needs all the knowledge from their undergraduate program as a basis for mastering the content of graduate course work. In addition the early course work (year 1 and into year 2) serves to bring all the students to a similar level no matter where they come from. Believe me there are huge differences between undergraduate programs in different countries and even within a single country. I base those statements on experience gained from my career (I am now retired) as a professor at US and Canadian universities.
I disagree, PhD positions in the US are designed for undergrad students, if you already a Master's Degree, most people prefer to get in the industry. In Europe, you need to have a Masters degree to even apply for a PhD program, so you already have that foundation for research and required course-work.
European PhD students do not "lack" any course-work and are oftentimes better at research output then American counter-parts.
Also, Masters students get stipend in Europe, so your claims are kind of redundant. I agree about the huge differences in the education system of the countries, if it was more formalized, I would still say that a PhD shouldn't take more than 4 years to complete, beyond that its just abhorrent.
Anyone has done or is applying for a PHD in Spain? If so would love to hear your thoughts. Thanks
i am thinking also in applying there. nowadayds doing my master in china
I did an internship in Barcelona. There's not a whole lot of money in a lot of research there and the pay is not great. Lovely environment though
If you plan to get a industry job in Spain too then don’t do it. Businesses in Spain don’t see Phd students as appealing
Which is the best country to do a phd in literature from?
Can anybody help?
0,14 calculated for a month 😐
What if i am planning to do my PhD from poland?@andy
The environment and how they treat PhD students is one thing, what your marketability in the job market is a totally different thing. The job opportunities, the salary you get and a number of other compensation benefits are far better with an American PhD. The HR data even in Europe itself shows that the leading European companies prefer hiring specialists with an USA PhD.
Source?
that is complete nonsense. I work for a German Pharma and there are very very few non-EU graduates here
I also have a Singaporean friend who has a Harvard degree and it has not helped her at all with EU/UK jobs.
Best country for geography phd?
What about Canada?
Please make an updated video for this and include all the AI content you’ve made lately, Andy!!
Sir, I would like to know, what can be a future of self funded PhD student be in UK, who pay international standards fees ? How different would an employer view them later.Please do answer, it would be a lot of help.Thanks.
Never pay to do your phd.
I did great part of my phd in France and I must say that it was completely disappointing.
Can you give me a general opinion about Australia? Was ends meet ok?
I was considering it
It is a lot higher now than what he said. You aren't guaranteed funding, but if you can get a scholarship, RTP is over 30k a year. Living costs can be very high, but depends which city (Sydney is very expensive for example compared to Brisbane).
I finished my master study from University of Colombo, Sri Lanka and after that I have been working in Bhutan, my country as undergraduates teacher in one College. I have been looking for PhD ever since but could not get. My field is Molecular Bioscience with background on research work, please give some honest and straight trip, other thing that I want to ask is age limit, is there any age limit for pHd in Europen or other countries?
How can I contact you? Thanks