Assistant professors at higher ranked vs lower ranked universities

ucbalumnus
Thu, 29 Aug 2013 02:40:43 +0000

93tiger16:

Do you mean that the top PhD graduates go to the top universities as faculty and lower PhD graduates go to lower-tier universities?



The PhD graduates from “top” programs may go to any “tier” program for faculty position. There really are nowhere near enough faculty openings at the “top” programs to absorb all of their PhD graduates, so it is impossible for all of them to end up in the “top” programs as faculty, so many of them have to go to other “tiers” of programs for faculty jobs, or go to non-faculty jobs.

Regarding industry or other non-faculty jobs, there is recruiting for PhD graduates from all “tiers” of programs.