Q: Is getting an getting an MA or PhD in England or Europe
better or worse than getting one in the United States or Canada?
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Emily ('12)
learning to knap flint.
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An MA differs little between the US and England or Europe. The PhD,
however, differs a great deal. In England and Europe PhD students focus
on one very narrow area of study while in the US PhD students are
trained more broadly in their disciplines. When hiring PhD's for jobs,
American colleges and universities want someone who can teach a broad
range of subjects both inside and outside their discipline (remember the
introductory survey courses you took in your discipline as well as World
Cultures). Candidates for American jobs with degrees from England or
Europe are, therefore, less attractive. Jobs in academia are also
extremely rare in England and Europe.
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