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In the USA, a bachelor is required to be accepted into a PhD program. A bachelor takes 4 years, and a PhD takes about 5-6 years (https://www.postgrad.com/study-in-usa/phd-in-usa/). If you have a Masters degree it may take 1 year less (which is weighted out with the duration of the master). So it basically amounts to a total of 10 years or more.
However, in the UK, a bachelor degree has a duration of 3 years, and a PhD also takes 3 years! It is often not required to have a Masters degree, so it adds up to a total of 6 years, which is almost half the duration of the american counterpart. It did surprise me that a person in the UK could have completed a PhD by the age of 23, while in the USA it seems rare to find people under 30 with a PhD.
So, due to the differences in the duration of the programs, is it considered a PhD in the UK the same as a PhD in the USA? Does a PhD in the US have more prestige/value?
However, in the UK, a bachelor degree has a duration of 3 years, and a PhD also takes 3 years! It is often not required to have a Masters degree, so it adds up to a total of 6 years, which is almost half the duration of the american counterpart. It did surprise me that a person in the UK could have completed a PhD by the age of 23, while in the USA it seems rare to find people under 30 with a PhD.
So, due to the differences in the duration of the programs, is it considered a PhD in the UK the same as a PhD in the USA? Does a PhD in the US have more prestige/value?
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