Is Transferring to Canada for a PhD a Good Decision?

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The discussion centers on the decision to transfer from Arizona State University to the University of Alberta for a PhD in Physics. Participants assert that the quality of education in Canada is comparable to that in the U.S., with specific mention of the University of Alberta's strong funding and ranking, being 59th globally according to THES. The consensus is that a PhD from Canada holds equal recognition to one from the U.S., and the strength of individual programs varies significantly, making the transfer a viable option for the original poster.

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Graduate students considering international transfers, academic advisors, and anyone evaluating the merits of Canadian versus U.S. PhD programs.

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Hi All,
I'm a Physics graduate student at Arizona State university and I'm willing to tranfer to CANADA ( University of Alberta) due to family reason. However some people say that Canadian education systme is not good as U.S. system.

PhD from U.S more recognize than CANADA?
I need your feedback to get a correct decission.
Please help me.
Thanks
 
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Depends on supervisor and research, I have a friend who just transferred from University of Arizona to Queen's (Canada), and he prefers the program here for GR. U Alberta has tonnes of oil money being thrown at sciences and their physics program is really booming. I have a feeling you won't really suffer at all from the transfer.
 
Also, though you can take rankings with a grain of salt, THES ranks University of Alberta 59th in the world, while Arizona state doesn't even make the top 200.
 
Do you have any idea about the quality of education in US and CANADA?
 
They are basically the same, a lot of profs at Canadian Universities were trained in the US, and vice versa.
 
PhD's from the USA are not more recognized than those from Canada, and I wouldn't go as far as saying the US education system is better either... Some US universities are more established but this is definitely not an accurate statement. The strength of any specific program varies from school to school. The university of Alberta has a very strong chemistry department. There are other schools in Canada that do have stronger physics departments, but it is still considered fairly exceptional.
 

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