The PhD Long Game! UK study finds "doctoral graduates will only start to benefit financially from their PhD more than 30 years after embarking on their studies." #PhDSky#AcademicSky Few quotes 🧵👉

Will a PhD make you better off? Not until 33 years later

Lost earnings and missed workplace experience means PhD graduates will take decades to catch up on postgraduates despite higher wages, analysis shows

Oof. That's rough.

"That catch-up point is much earlier, however, if PhD graduates are women (28 years), work in the public sector (23 years) or take a STEM degree (20 years)."