Documenting What Ph.D.s Do for a Living
The idea that a Ph.D. can prepare you for diverse careers — not just for the professoriate — is now firmly with us.
Most doctoral students in the arts and sciences start out with the desire to become professors. But that’s not where most of them end up. By now, most graduate advisers understand that their doctoral students will follow multiple career paths. And increasing numbers of professors and administrators are trying to help students do that.