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What is the consensus in your country about going into an career in academia in CS? (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hello everyone,

Wanted to discuss that topic as every year a few people consider a PhD.

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[–] xmunk 7 points 6 months ago

Going to school in the US we had statistics available that showed that a BS was nearly optimal for expected earnings. A masters' was associated with a slightly higher expected earning while PhDs dramatically lowered the number.

The US is fucking weird though.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

I have studied in Belgium where university is very cheap (800 euros per year), so most of the people would go into either a bachelor or a master degree.

When we were about to finish, the university tried to get some of us to stay as PhD students. Nobody did, just because the industry seemed more up-to-date and less reluctant to change.

Is it the case in your countries too?