Doing a PhD may require you to invest a few extra years in education, but the degree can help you earn higher-than-average salaries, new research suggests.
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‘Recipients of PhD degrees in the US earn higher-than-average salaries after graduation. They also participate in national and international labor markets, and make an important impact on local economic development.’
Almost 40% of these PhD graduates enter industry, where they are disproportionately hired at large and high-wage establishments in technology and professional service industries. One of the lead researchers Paula Stephan from Georgia State University in the US said, "It (the study) is an important first step in providing policymakers the tools they need to assess the broader effects of investments in science."
With the help of US Census Bureau data, the researchers examined employment and earnings outcomes of nearly 3,200 PhD graduates from eight major research universities. The study showed more than 20% of these doctoral recipients remain in the state where they trained, about 13% within 50 miles of their university.
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17% of the PhD recipients worked in establishments owned by firms with research and development operations versus 10.8% of the US workforce.
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51% of these doctoral recipients work in establishments where per-worker payrolls exceed $100,000, the findings showed.
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