Is a physics bachelor degree enough?

[aegrisomnia]

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True. But you can also learn a lot on the job…perhaps even more.

Classic anti-intellectual rubbish. You think you learn more on the job than at school? Right.</p>

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spend/loan money to go to grad school for 2 years

Or, in STEM, go to graduate school and make enough money to live comfortably without debt.</p>

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or work and make money for 2 years?

Far be it from me to disparage people who choose to get a job right out of their undergraduate degree programs - lots of good people do - but you need to understand that graduate school is a real investment in human capital. It pays off in the long run. Master’s degree holders make more in their lifetimes than undergraduate degree holders. PhD holders get offered even more.</p>

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<p>These are averages, mind you. Assuming that STEM makes 1.5x what the average person makes in a lifetime, you can just multiply these differences to get the value of STEM master’s/PhD degrees.</p>

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The educational value you get out of either option is about the same]/quote]
That’s arguable.</p>

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but working gives you money!

That’s inarguably misleading.</p>

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BUT…all of the above only works assuming you are able to find a job with a bachelor degree. If not, then by all means go to grad school.

It’s like everything you say is wrong or a bad idea. Maybe it’s just me.</p>