Recently, have you often heard: "PhDs have become cheap to the point of rotten streets", "the market is oversupplied", and "high education has begun to depreciate". The editor's doctoral friends are sometimes a little skeptical, but when they see a sentence on Zhihu one day, they are instantly relieved. I can't remember what the original text is, so I tried to repeat the gist of it: "In this world, only the accumulation of knowledge and the training of thinking cannot be stolen, they are condensed in every moment of your life, there is something, you can't pretend, no is nothing, it's easy to debunk", just like "I don't know the knowledge network Zhai Tianlin". It can be said that the Doctor is the one who holds the admission ticket and drills the horns of the bull alone at the farthest frontier of human knowledge. In the age of information, there is no single way for people to obtain knowledge, but the way to create knowledge, especially meaningful knowledge, is not broad. When we complain about information overload, but lack of knowledge, why don't we become the ones who create knowledge? So, is a Ph.D. worth reading? How much gold is still in the doctor's degree? Let's use the data to do the talking!
One. Is it worth it?
Is it worth it? This is obviously a subjective question and varies from person to person. The following big data can help you. According to the statistics of the Ministry of Education in 2018, there were 58,032 doctoral graduates that year, the number of students enrolled was 83,878, and the number of doctoral students in the school was 361997, and the number of various data was about one-11 of master's students, about one-150 of ordinary undergraduates, and if you add junior college students, this proportion is even lower.
By 2021, the number of doctoral students enrolled in China has reached 12580,000 people, compared with 2020980,000 people. With the growth of the number of doctoral students and the increasingly fierce competition for employment, all kinds of enterprises, especially high-tech enterprises and scientific research institutions, have higher and higher requirements for talents, and doctoral degrees have increasingly become the core competitiveness.
Source: "2022 Employment Data Report of Fresh College Graduates".
According to the "2022 Fresh Graduate Employment Data Report", the demand for doctoral recruitment has been increasing year after year in the past two years. In 2020, the year-on-year growth was 2169%, with a simultaneous growth of 33 in 202107%, the gap in the job market is still huge.
Combined with the statistics of the employment quality reports published by universities in recent years, doctoral students are mainly going to colleges and universities after graduation, accounting for more than 40%, followed by scientific research institutes, as well as first-class institutions and institutions.
*Source: Internet.
In the face of fierce competition in the workplace, more and more people are aware of the need to continuously improve themselves. At this time, the cost performance of working doctors is also reflected. So, what exactly is the gold content of a doctorate?
2. What are the advantages of studying for a PhD?
In the 34 years since the promulgation of the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Academic Degrees in 1980, doctoral education in China has made significant contributions to economic development, social progress and scientific and technological innovation.
In order to attract higher-level talents, various cities have also offered quite favorable conditions, such as: relaxing the conditions to solve the hukou problem, giving housing subsidies (or direct allocation of housing), giving scientific research start-up funds, giving performance allowances, helping to solve problems such as family work, children's schooling, etc.
Take Shanghai as an example: the person in charge of major national science and technology special projects, national key research and development projects, and major science and technology projects in the city and their core team members. A one-time living allowance of 10,000 yuan for undergraduates, 30,000 yuan for masters, and 100,000 yuan for doctors. In addition to enjoying the talent introduction strategy, studying for a PhD also has the following advantages:
no.1 A symbol of status: Today's doctorate is not only a academic qualification, but also a status symbol. Although the number of PhDs has been expanding, there are still very few people with doctoral degrees. To put it into account: China currently only graduates 80,000 PhDs, 800,000 master's degrees, 8 million college students, and about 2,000,25 million people in their twenties every year. Studying for a PhD can be said to be a single-plank bridge crossed by thousands of troops. no.2 Changes in vision: In addition to personal efforts, the guidance of seniors is also very important for a person's growth and development, and the biggest change in Kaobo is the change of roles. From learning to researcher, from passive knowledge recipient to active explorer.
no.3 Higher level of identity: When you finish your PhD, you will find that your social level after studying for your PhD is really different from when you didn't.
Generally, the people around people who have studied for a doctorate are also people with a high level of status such as doctors or masters, and compared with the general population, this kind of person has a greater chance of success, so your network circle in the future will be higher and wider, which will lead to the improvement of your social class and class.
Taking the Doctor of Business Administration (Sustainable Management) program at the University of Montpellier as an example, the previous students are all senior managers at home and abroad, with an average age of 45 years and an average senior management experience of more than 10 years, 70% of whom are the top decision-makers of enterprises, and the rest are middle and senior managers. The source industries are very widely distributed, covering Internet, finance, technology, real estate, energy, cultural and creative, medical, manufacturing, building materials, agriculture, education, catering and other industries.
no.4 Change in Mindset:
Doctors do not have endless courses every day like undergraduates, have a variety of activity constraints, and have various inspections and evaluations, so they basically belong to a group of people who are more imaginative and free.
For people who have worked for many years, this is a kind of relaxation, adjustment and rest, and can do something free and individual, which is a rare life experience.
3. Are you ready to study for a PhD?
At present, for students in school or fresh graduates, there are master's and doctoral programs, there are exemptions, direct doctorates and so on. For those who are working, they can also choose to study full-time for a full-time doctorate, or they can choose to study for a part-time doctorate without taking the international joint entrance examination. Therefore, all roads lead to Rome, depending on what stage you are currently in and what direction you plan for your future career.
If your future career plan is civil servant, examination and editing, etc., then you can choose the doctoral direction of domestic double certificate, or study abroad for a doctorate (you can do the certification of staying in China when you return to China). Even if you go to study part-time, it is necessary, because the above career directions belong to the needs of the system, and if you are in the system, you need a double certificate of academic qualifications.
If you are currently an in-service employee, your future career plan is also in the direction of business management, and you even have plans to start your own business, then it is recommended that you choose the international on-the-job exemption doctoral program.
There are several reasons for this:
1. Use less time and energy to obtain greater returns. The reason for the reluctance to choose a full-time job is simply that the current position is important and is in the ascending stage. At this time, it is obviously not a wise move to take a leave of absence to study for a PhD. And at this time, time is also very precious, obviously not to spend too much time and energy on the preparation of domestic doctors. After all, the threshold for master's and doctoral degrees in domestic universities is really high, and the graduation requirements are really strict. Every year, a large number of students fail to make the list, and even if the students are admitted, there are a large number of delays. If you are exempt from the international part-time entrance examination, you do not need to take the joint entrance examination, as long as you meet the admission requirements, you can apply for an admission interview, and you can enter the doctoral program after passing the interview.
2. Access to high-net-worth students' network resources For students who choose to start a business or want to go in the direction of corporate executives, high-net-worth network resources must be an indispensable asset. UCMT Education's International In-service Joint Entrance Examination Master's and Doctor's Program is a master's and doctoral program specially designed for corporate executives, and all current students and alumni who have graduated are all business executives and entrepreneurs.
The Chinese faculty are professors and doctoral supervisors from famous universities such as Fudan University and Jiaotong University, and the foreign faculty are the deans and professors of the corresponding direct partner universities, such as the University of Montpellier, the University of the Côte d'Azur (formerly the University of Nice), ISTEC ParisTech, the University of ParisTech, and so on. 3. The degree of study is short, the difficulty of graduation is relatively small, and the doctoral DBA is generally 3 academic system, no need to go abroad, study in China, and concentrate on teaching on weekends once a month: classes on the Chinese campus, which can take into account work, study and family, UCMT education has foreign partner university admissions offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Chengdu and other first-tier cities, and the specific class location needs to consult the admissions office teacher. Graduation through the defense: After completing the credits, and passing the **assessment and defense, the students will be recognized by the degree evaluation committee of the corresponding school, and the student will obtain the MBA or doctoral DBA degree certificate of the corresponding school, and the degree certificate is recognized globally.
Finally, I would like to say that the most regrettable thing in life is to be a "giant of thought and a dwarf of action" all my life, and if you have ideas, you must take action; If you choose, don't regret it, finish this Ph.D. well!