Saw a perfect summary of the phd/master degree glut that is going on. In the 1940-1980s there were colleges opening everywhere. So it was a growing field. At this point though opening new colleges is kind of risky money wise. The problem now though is the top field is full. So like the Post Office you have to wait for someone to retire or die to get a primo tenure opening. Unless you are the best of the best and they make one for you. If you are that level you are not going into teaching you will probably land in some large think tank or large mega corp for good money and better hours.
In the 'office' field if you got a degree during that time you showed you had initiative and were willing to put in the extra work to get something done. Now the HR people have their pick of hundreds of candidates who will work for cheap and have a 'C' degree.
Saw a perfect summary of the phd/master degree glut that is going on. In the 1940-1980s there were colleges opening everywhere. So it was a growing field. At this point though opening new colleges is kind of risky money wise. The problem now though is the top field is full. So like the Post Office you have to wait for someone to retire or die to get a primo tenure opening. Unless you are the best of the best and they make one for you. If you are that level you are not going into teaching you will probably land in some large think tank or large mega corp for good money and better hours.
In the 'office' field if you got a degree during that time you showed you had initiative and were willing to put in the extra work to get something done. Now the HR people have their pick of hundreds of candidates who will work for cheap and have a 'C' degree.