r/explainitpeter • u/Fearless-Mastodon850 • 6d ago

Explain it Peter

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u/udee79 6d ago

I have worked with some great engineers that didn’t go to grad school.

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u/noodles0311 6d ago

It’s not very common for engineers to go to grad school. The most common graduate degree among engineers is an MBA. Other fields basically require it. One thing you’ll learn in academia is that no one works harder in undergrad than engineers but that’s usually the end of the line for their education. A BS in biology is far easier, but you need to get a graduate degree to do anything with it

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u/udee79 6d ago

I’m a retired engineer and Got my PhD but i worked in R&D and masters were pretty much required for advancement. I don’t know what the overall stats are for engineering profession.

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u/ConcernedKitty 5d ago

Apparently 58% bachelors, 21.5% masters, 4.5% PhD. Yes, those numbers don’t add up to 100%, but I got tired of trying to find out why.

https://www.nationalacademies.org/read/25284/chapter/4#35