Top producers of PhDs in engineering

RacinReaver
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:30:05 +0000

Yeah, about the difference between a MS and PhD; I’m getting a PhD in Materials Engineering, which will take me 5-6 years, and my girlfriend is getting a MS in Electrical Engineering which will only take two years (one if she had decided to stay at her undergrad school for it). According to statistics from our respective schools we should earn the same money upon our graduation.

So, during the extra 3-4 years I’ll be getting my PhD after my MS, she’ll be earning at least $55,000 a year more than me. So, my PhD is costing me over $150,000 to complete.